It’s disorienting to show up with a particular mindset about something, only to have the situation change. You expect one thing, get thrown many curveballs and then it’s time to adapt.

If you don’t anticipate things could change, it can throw you off completely; ruin the experience. It can get in your head and fester.

This is even worse when a plan is in place.

Adapting quickly is a skillset that can get you through the situation, but serves a higher purpose: it gets you to face reality for what it is instead of what you want it to be.

In a world experiencing unprecedented changes, being able to adapt, learn and adjust can help us face the problems at our doorstep. It can also wake us up to the fact that some things aren’t as bad as we perceive them to be.