Gretchen Rubin

We've all done it.

We've all done it.

Yes.

Yes.

Well, drift is the decision we make by not deciding or by kind of going along with the flow of what other people expect from us or what is the default option.

Well, drift is the decision we make by not deciding or by kind of going along with the flow of what other people expect from us or what is the default option.

So you take a job because somebody offers you that job or you become a doctor because both your parents are doctors and you're good at science or you get married because all your friends are getting married or you just go along with the path of least resistance.

So you take a job because somebody offers you that job or you become a doctor because both your parents are doctors and you're good at science or you get married because all your friends are getting married or you just go along with the path of least resistance.

And the thing about drift, you know, the word drift sounds easy, like you're just like drifting down a lazy summer river.

And the thing about drift, you know, the word drift sounds easy, like you're just like drifting down a lazy summer river.

But actually, drift is often incredibly difficult.

But actually, drift is often incredibly difficult.

It can be so demanding.

It can be so demanding.

And, you know, you mentioned that I drifted into law school and, you know, I was editor in chief of the Law Journal.

And, you know, you mentioned that I drifted into law school and, you know, I was editor in chief of the Law Journal.

I was clerking for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

I was clerking for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

I mean, it was hard.

I mean, it was hard.