{"id":885,"date":"2026-08-18T19:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depthguide.com\/?p=885"},"modified":"2026-08-18T22:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T22:06:18","slug":"the-proximity-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depthguide.com\/?p=885","title":{"rendered":"The Proximity Claim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rogue Entity Encounters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Common Habitat:<\/strong> Families, friendships, workplaces, neighborhoods, shared homes, romantic relationships, caregiving networks, communities<br><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> Being nearby treated as being responsible, physical proximity becoming automatic availability, the nearest capable person inheriting the nearest problem<br><strong>Classification:<\/strong> Boundary \/ Responsibility \/ Environmental Entity<br><strong>Danger Level:<\/strong> Moderate to Severe<br><strong>Primary Effect:<\/strong> Converts physical or relational closeness into presumed responsibility without asking whether the traveler actually owns the problem<br><strong>Preferred Incantation:<\/strong> \u201cYou&#8217;re already here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something needs doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several people who could do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several people who arguably <em>should<\/em> do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you are standing closest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cCan you grab that?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cCan you check on this?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cSince you&#8217;re there anyway\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And eventually you discover one of the stranger laws governing human systems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apparently responsibility travels by distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet <strong>The Proximity Claim.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Field Identification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Proximity Claim appears when being nearest to a task, person, problem, or location becomes evidence that you should handle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You live closest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re already standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You work nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You pick it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You answer the door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re the closest relative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You handle the crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes this is perfectly efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But efficiency and responsibility are not identical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Encounter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three siblings had an aging parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One lived ten minutes away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The others lived several hours away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first the nearby sibling helped with small things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Groceries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appointments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A broken lamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prescriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paperwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doctor visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Phone calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distant siblings remained involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked for updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Offered opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One evening the nearby sibling said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI need help with this.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One sibling replied:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cBut you&#8217;re right there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Exactly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That had somehow become the entire job description.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Distance Is Real<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geography matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If someone falls in the kitchen and you are standing beside them, you respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You do not convene a committee to determine whose turn it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are passing the store, it may make sense for you to pick something up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you live near a relative, naturally you may handle more local tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The entity appears when practical convenience quietly becomes <strong>permanent ownership.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Nearest Pair of Hands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something spills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are closest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You clean it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But repeat this enough and a pattern can emerge:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever notices becomes responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever is present becomes responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whoever is reachable becomes responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This especially affects people who are observant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They see more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore they inherit more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Home Worker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone works from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Package arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repair person comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They handle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Child needs something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They handle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dog needs out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They handle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Errand appears nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They handle it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because they are physically present, their workday becomes the household&#8217;s catch basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The office is invisible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The body is visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proximity wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Nearby Child<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families often distribute elder care geographically rather than explicitly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The child living nearby becomes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emergency contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appointment coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House checker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medication helper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distant siblings may care deeply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But physical distance can hide the labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cJust stop by.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no such thing as <strong>just<\/strong> when it happens four times a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Neighborhood Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You own tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neighbor approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cSince you&#8217;re already working\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe you help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But being visible can create a strange availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person inside the house is unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person standing in the yard has apparently opened a service desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Workplace Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You sit nearest the printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Printer problems belong to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearest the door?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearest the supply cabinet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearest the new employee?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physical layout can quietly create job descriptions nobody wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Digital Proximity Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proximity is no longer only physical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re in the group chat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You responded recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your status says active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are the nearest person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The internet creates artificial proximity between nervous systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone hundreds of miles away can still feel like they are standing beside your desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Emotional Proximity Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are the closest friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every breakup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every late-night spiral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Closeness naturally creates responsibility toward one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But emotional intimacy does not mean one person becomes the other&#8217;s permanent emergency department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Expertise Proximity Claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You happen to be nearby <em>and<\/em> know something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dangerous combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Computer problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You understand computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You know first aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are good at de-escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now proximity joins competence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task locks on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Proximity Claim and The Competence Tax<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A perfect hunting pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Competence Tax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You know how.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proximity Claim:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>And you&#8217;re already here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Very difficult to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The traveler becomes the obvious solution before anyone asks whether they should be the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Proximity Claim and The Availability Myth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cYou&#8217;re home.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cYou&#8217;re nearby.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Availability Myth converts location into time ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proximity Claim converts it into responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Proximity Claim and The Manufactured Obligation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You handle the local task repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s your task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What began as geographic convenience becomes a permanent role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The map creates the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Proximity Claim and The Default Yes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cSince you&#8217;re already there\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually being somewhere means doing whatever belongs to that location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The traveler stops arriving as a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They arrive as available labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Proximity Claim and The Borrowed Emergency<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Someone has a problem nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now urgency enters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You&#8217;re closest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But repeated crises can transform the nearest capable person into permanent first responder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Proximity Claim and The Ghost Job<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain places generate invisible roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person nearest the kitchen cleans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person nearest the door answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person nearest the parent coordinates care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person nearest the office equipment fixes it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just geography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ghost Jobs love floor plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cYou&#8217;re Already Going That Way\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the entity&#8217;s most elegant spells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The additional task may cost almost nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pick up milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drop this off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stop by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But <strong>almost nothing<\/strong> multiplied repeatedly becomes something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Routes acquire errands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trips acquire passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transitions acquire obligations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually the traveler rarely moves through the world without carrying someone else&#8217;s side quest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Side Quest Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You leave for one objective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Can you grab this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drop that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stop there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ten-minute journey becomes forty-five.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of the individual requests seemed unreasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But your original movement has become public transportation for unfinished tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cIt Makes More Sense for You to Do It\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efficiency matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But efficiency answers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who can do this most conveniently?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It does not answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who should be responsible for this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those questions sometimes produce the same person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cost of Convenient People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some people are easy to reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flexible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They become convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Convenience attracts requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually their life accumulates friction so everyone else&#8217;s can contain less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system becomes efficient globally by making one person&#8217;s experience inefficient locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Worth noticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Countermeasure: Ask Whose Task It Is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before acting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who owns this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unloading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mental interruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five-minute errand may actually consume twenty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accurate maps produce better decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Countermeasure: Separate Presence From Availability<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI&#8217;m here, but I&#8217;m working.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cI&#8217;m nearby, but I can&#8217;t stop today.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cYes, I&#8217;m home. 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