I enjoyed this post. As I was reading it, I had many ideas on how many aspects of our lives this applies to. Your example about the dish-washing procedure made me think that the idea of grayspaces can come in both discrete and continuous forms.
Let me give you some examples. For instance, consider moving to a different job. Changing both industry and role can be seen as two discrete leaps. Common advice is to take it step by step — perhaps first shifting industry, then later changing position. On the other hand, if you want to build a daily writing habit and want to reach 1k words per day, you may do this continuously starting from zero and adding one word per day.
To bring this at a higher level, you can see this pattern in major life decisions. After each leap, you usually have some time to reflect and plan your next move — this could be a grayspace.
I enjoyed this post. As I was reading it, I had many ideas on how many aspects of our lives this applies to. Your example about the dish-washing procedure made me think that the idea of grayspaces can come in both discrete and continuous forms.
Let me give you some examples. For instance, consider moving to a different job. Changing both industry and role can be seen as two discrete leaps. Common advice is to take it step by step — perhaps first shifting industry, then later changing position. On the other hand, if you want to build a daily writing habit and want to reach 1k words per day, you may do this continuously starting from zero and adding one word per day.
To bring this at a higher level, you can see this pattern in major life decisions. After each leap, you usually have some time to reflect and plan your next move — this could be a grayspace.