Why Did I Say, "See You Next Sunday?!"
Things that make sense until they don't.
Why I said Sunday instead of Monday may have made sense at one point but that quickly dissolved as I got all the content ready to start on Monday—and then I realized that I said Sunday.
A friend made this statement in a Zoom conversation this week and I felt understood. So, I created a meme. No this is not me (AI generated), but my friend’s quote does describe what happened to my thought about returning on Sunday.
I decided to ask ChatGPT for a list of five things that made sense until they didn’t:
Time Zones – It makes sense that different places experience different times, but the concept of "losing" or "gaining" a day when you travel across the International Date Line is confusing.
Optical Illusions – At first glance, what you're seeing makes sense. But the moment you realize it's an illusion, your brain struggles to reconcile the reality with your initial perception.
Dream Logic – Dreams can feel completely normal while you're in them, but upon waking, the events or logic of the dream can seem absurd or nonsensical.
Quantum Mechanics – On the surface, it follows the rules of physics, but concepts like particles existing in two places at once or affecting each other instantaneously across vast distances challenge our normal understanding of reality.
Déjà vu – The feeling of having experienced something before seems reasonable in the moment, but when you try to rationalize how you could "remember" something that has never happened, it quickly becomes perplexing.
I hope you have an unconfusing Sunday. See you tomorrow—that would be Monday.