For the first time in eight months, I thought that yesterday was Wednesday instead of Thursday, and that’s led me to me writing this post a day late. And as someone who values consistency, realising this calendar blunder was mildly infuriating.

However, I’m using this experience to remind myself of a video from The School of Life called Of Course You’ve Messed Up. Other than it being narrated by the calming Alain de Botton, this five-minute video contains powerful reassurances and has quite literally saved my life through dark times. One quote in particular has stuck with me:

None of us are beyond encounters with total stupidity.

Of course, this problem of mine is laughably insignificant. Nobody will care if this post is written on 1am Friday rather than 11pm Thursday. But sometimes, it’s just good to be reminded that no matter who, nobody is beyond encounters with total stupidity. And that’s just part of being human.