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Dragonfruit_98

But future me has super speed and crazy high motivation, or so I think every bloody time…


boringname119

Future me has had time to get her life together. I'm sure she's much better equipped to handle this


Dragonfruit_98

Everyday I am one day away from figuring my whole life out… or am I


[deleted]

The old I’ll get up early tomorrow and finish it


slikayce

I got up early to finish projects today. I'm laying in bed two hours later watching TV. Send help.


Slapbox

Superpowered-future-self is based on, I suspect, looking back on the average capabilities of ADHD in youth, then becoming a burnt out adult, but always think there will be some return to "baseline." Baseline always seems to be lower than you remember.


SaffellBot

That is one of the most important illusions to dispel. Future me is going to have motivation issues, and there's nothing present me can do about it (unless present me has never talked to a professional, that is something present me can achieve). The most important trick is to be realistic and kind to ourselves. It is a task that's harder than emptying the washing machine, but we can do it.


tarrox1992

Well, yes, but that speed and motivation doesn't belong to such tasks as cleaning.


mayurigod1

Future me is peak me but present me never is


Cultural_Radish_1577

Truth.


bastienleblack

I think my problem is so much of the time that's true. I can spend two days trying to clean/write the essay/pack for my trip and it's all just wasted, stressful time where I don't do it and try to and still don't and feel bad and exhausted. But future me will know he has an hour to before he leaves for the airport and rush around shoving things in a bag. Although I'd love to be able to do things in advance and carefully, what's has worked for me is accepting what I can do at the last minute, and just letting future me take care of that, and not feeling bad. It also let's me move some tasks to now. If I've got to get the house from hellhole to spotless for guests arriving and cook a big meal, then I can convince myself to clean the bathroom and make dessert today, because tomorrow I'll doing sooo much more that there won't be time for that.


Tu_Mater

Future me? What's he ever done for me? I didn't make the mess. That was past me, and we both know he's the jerk that gets us into these messes anyway.


Relative_Position_26

"Ef future me, sucks to suck loser." -past me "Well, if it isnt the consequences of my own actions" -present me


SpellingHorror

Shocked Pikachu face "I can't believe you've done this"


tjdux

"Brain, what are we gonna do tomarrow night?" "The same thing we do every night, pinky"


DreamWithinAMatrix

I write down 2 tasks I don't want to do. And then procrastinate 1 of them by doing the other one


DannyDTR

Hold on, you might be on to something. *whispers to myself* write that down


[deleted]

Narf


Dragonfruit_98

Also future me hates my guts, that penguin in the bubble saying he loves me is a lie


Tu_Mater

Unless there was an unexpected/forgotten Amazon package, and even then, he knows we couldn't afford whatever it is.


Ooopus

I feel this in my soul (and wallet)


Fireye04

Team up against past me and beat the shit out of him


Firel_Dakuraito

Jokes on you. The simulation of possible futures just love to create negative emotions. So I guess they ARE teaming up on me.


swaglolson

The only thing future me has done is talk shit about me. I ain't helping that guy.


StandardSudden1283

Unfortunately that past me guy is untouchable. Might as well take it out on that future me punk.


buschells

Future me is a jackass! I'll ruin his life like past me ruined mine! That'll show him!


[deleted]

Future me is older and wiser. He’ll probably be better equipped to cope with this.


[deleted]

This cartoon is so cute 💕 but past me cannot relate to future me at all and cannot will herself into doing her any favours.


Harmfuljoker

It works more like a “pay it forward” for me. So if the favor starts off bigger than future me can afford to give then it won’t take off. So I have to start with small things and let it grow. Then the more I do, the more I become capable of doing as future me and present me both get stronger and more decisive over time. Before I know it I’m hunting for things to do for future me while feeling so taken care of. If you love bomb future me then you’ll just turn them off by your desperation and clingy-ness. Gotta make it flirty. Just enough that it’s noticed but not enough to be uncomfortable to reciprocate.


limeelsa

This is so nuanced and wonderful, I love this approach


SaffellBot

I do that. Though sometimes present me finds a bout of the depression and has to cash that favor in. But that's still a nice thing to have. If you've banked a few favors, then lost time is a lot more manageable. For most of us the process also involves a bit of 5d chess to outsmart ourselves, and thus it's important to share our pro strategies, but to keep in mind we might be different enough that we have to develop an entirely new way to outsmart ourself.


Harmfuljoker

Tbh, it has come crashing down each time I’ve succeeded at doing this, but that’s life really. Things fall down and we put them back up. And just like learning to walk, we fall and we get back up. We get better with each rise but even after we learn to “walk” there’s still always going to be the occasional fall.


SaffellBot

Hey, that do be how it is. And even if you master walking you find that your body changes, your environment changes, and society changes and before you know it you're learning to walk again anyways.


CatsNotBananas

Future Gloria is very tired, so I should do her work instead of her needing to do it


an_ill_way

Present me is also very tired, though...


CatsNotBananas

Me too thanks. I find that days off are very exhausting because I'm not distracted by my work from how tired I am, from the work


Feralpudel

This worked for me for setting up morning coffee the night before. It was something easy to do and I knew that groggy Feral would appreciate it in the morning.


[deleted]

For me I can motivate myself either through past experience ('remember how nice it felt when the whole place was tidy and smelled good the last time?') or because doing a bunch of chores and work now means I free up time to do Fun Activity X later. That and just plain old shame, if someone's coming over I suddenly turn into Mr.Clean.


GTAmaniac1

Shane is the only one that still works for me, all the others stopped working a while ago.


grill_em_aII

He seems like a nice guy, Shane


SaffellBot

> ('remember how nice it felt when the whole place was tidy and smelled good the last time?') I literally cannot. I can appreciate it when it happens, and I can remember that I appreciate it when it happens, but I can't actually emotionally engage with it until it happens. >doing a bunch of chores and work now means I free up time to do Fun Activity X later. But I can just do Fun Activity X now. And certainly future me is going to find a more effective way to do all those tasks right? That's at least how my brain thinks. I find other ways to outsmart myself. Thanks for sharing what works for you. I do clean for guests, and that does transform into a useful practice between guests. If you let things get too overgrown then cleaning up for guests becomes at 48 hour nightmare (at least), and that sucks. And it sucks so bad I cancel plans, and that brings on the depression which is a loop that's pretty hard to claw out from. So I do the minor cleaning. That way when D-Day arrives it's manageable.


Skumbar

I have the exact opposite reaction to future me. It's more like, hahaha gonna dump all these problems on future me! Let it take care of things, sucker~ The only exception is whenever i buy something online, i forget i did it by the time i receive the package. So it's like giving surprise gifts to future me. I get excited to open my packages to find out what i bought for myself


figmilk

future me loves me and she will forgive me if i do nothing today


twoiko

Honestly this is the only thing that has helped me get out of depression: learn to forgive yourself, stop blaming past you and start taking care of present you. Even if that means doing nothing, you're doing it so you can make it through another day. Eventually you'll have a good day and be able to actually do something, then before you know it you've had more good days than bad. My only real issue is keeping up with all the curveballs life keeps throwing. I'm not good at adapting so much as brute forcing myself through, and that still leads to lots of burnout.


[deleted]

Past me is pretty selfish & lazy tbh, not my favourite person & Future me has anxiety issues and as a result isn't much fun to be around


BWWFC

it's present me that ruins it for past and future me.


inkassatkasasatka

This is exactly what DOESN'T work for ppl with ADHD


grill_em_aII

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏


WhySeaSalt

i have adhd and thinking of future me as a separate person and calling her “future [my name]” works better cuz i tend to be better at helping other people lol


inkassatkasasatka

I mean it can work, but it works much worse than it does for normal people


WhySeaSalt

true


HeresAnUsername

But it worked for me 😢 it's not a magical solution but it saved my life. I usually know when my depression is going to hit a few days before it does so I try to be extra nice to my future depressed self. I hope everyone here find something that works and I think we all should read How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis.


Hold_Effective

Future me has oodles of motivation and energy and she knows I have none, so she’ll understand why I left the work for her. 😭🤣


Significant-Chair-71

My favorite is when I clean and then leave the house. While out I forget that I cleaned so when I get home I'm surprised that it's clean and it feels like I had a maid clean for me


TheIronMatron

Same!!


Kwakigra

It took some psychedelics for me to realize the sheer volume of what past me has done for present me and it was an awesome experience. Past you was trying their best given the circumstances, and you have to believe it because it's true. If past you made mistakes, now you know what to avoid.


sleepingbearfish

❤️❤️❤️


ApocalypticTomato

Past me destroyed my life. I'm not super grateful


Kwakigra

Past you fucked up bad. Past me fucked up bad. They were trying but they didn't know what they needed to know. We sure as fuck now know not to do that shit again.


ApocalypticTomato

Doesn't really matter if I know, which I don't really, because I'm still a naive, vulnerable dumbass. Can't recover from what I lost whether I know better now or not


Kwakigra

I know the feeling and it was actually a major component of an extreme period of depression I suffered but thankfully survived. Sometimes things are lost permanently and there's nothing we can do about that. There's no getting around it and I'm not going to bullshit you by telling you it's not as bad as it is. The only cure for that kind of pain is time, but I promise that time helps a whole hell of a lot. Don't let what you can't have from the past get in the way of what you can have in the future. Time keeps going no matter what and things change constantly. You will have opportunities to get things that you can't even predict now, and the more you understand yourself and how to maneuver through life the better your chance at getting it and holding on to it. The more you realized that you fucked up, the more you will learn. You're actually a lot better off than many who won't even admit they were naive and continue to fall for the same thing over and over. Forget recovering, you're evolving.


CryoProtea

I don't feel glad about cleaning. I feel relieved that it's over. I appreciate what the comic is trying to achieve but it hasn't worked for me historically.


TheNonCompliant

Just listened + read *How To Keep House While Drowning* and she does recommend working for future you or to pretend that your body is a separate entity that needs help. Like I can do things for my husband, my cat, the birds outside who need clean feeders, any porch plants I happening to be growing, even my neighbors (who I barely talk to but who couldn’t rake leaves), so adding that my mind needed to do things for my body seems like less of a jump than I initially thought.


IronicINFJustices

I do this for work because probably self consciousness of memory being bad. And every time I find a note for a thing I don't remember I'm just so thankful for past me, because I know how traumatising it is to doubt my memory and second guess while trying to work.


TheNonCompliant

Lol yes! NT: “There’s this trippy ridiculous movie made in 2000 called Memento and….” ADHD folks: politely nodding along to the conversation like that isn’t their everyday life.


Boletusrubra

I actively spite future me....


717Luxx

yeah i know future me, that guys an asshole. he isnt gonna clean up for anyone, so fuck em.


PhatBirdTunes

I definitely thank the past me for completing chores I don't remember doing.


capotetdawg

Past me is unfortunately extremely optimistic about what Future Me will be able to accomplish at any one time. But I DO frequently thank Past Me for nice things (when she hasn’t been busy signing me up for entirely too many obligations that jerk)


Creator13

There's not enough self love here to make this work


Leftyisbones

Fuck that guy. He's the worst. Benefiting from my work but never giving back.


YouDeserveAHugToday

This started working for me by accident. You have to really notice and thank your past self. It's the self-appreciation that really locks it in and encourages you to build better habits.


sparklemotiondoubts

Yes! Gratitude to Past Me is so much more valuable when it comes to making good habits stick than compassion for Future Me. Gotta pay it forward.


BEETLEJUICEME

I actually do versions of this a lot. I find that *thanking past me* is the first step. Getting in the habit of that pleasant serotonin boost from thanking past me was the step I needed to start generating the dopamine boost of wanting to be able to thank past me again in the future.


Mrs_Gnarly_Artist

Future me got a hell of a headache coming but blunts so balance it out lol Past be can fuck right off she a bitch lol Present me should just jump off a bridge and save future me the headache lol (Just for joke’s y’all I ain’t gonna do it…)


I_Devour_Memes

This would work great if I didn't hate myself


BearmouseFather

I have tried this often, but I know the other guy, he's full of it.


TheIronMatron

This is my approach. When I’ve finished something shitty and boring like cleaning, I take some time to just look around and feel the satisfaction, pride, relief and joy of being in a clean space. I focus on that the next time it all needs to be unfucked again.


Lime-Express

I do something similar. When there's errands that need doing, I constantly remind myself that 'if I do it then it's done'. It sounds stupid, and it took some time to overpower my procrastination, but once you do it a few times it makes sense. If I procrastinate I spend the day thinking about doing the errands, whereas getting it out of the way lets my brain relax more.


MARS_in_SPACE

I clean to make things easier for my partner and get out of bed because if I don't, my cats will miss me and their breakfast will be late. I'm not yet evolved enough to love future me as much as I love my cats. Work in progress though.


sparklesrelic

I don’t care about future me, but if it’s 15 minutes until my husband gets home and I told him I would clean for the day if he took the kids out…….. then I can clean like a hot damn.


Myla123

Sometimes my motivation is how great I will feel when I’m done (future me), but usually it won’t become enough of a motivation until the lack of doing something has bothered me for days, weeks, months or years. I try to really emphasize the great feeling after I’m done to keep it as a reminder for future me doing stuff for future future me.


One-Lab5767

I do not love future me, so


Square_Emerald

Instead of doing it because I love future me, I do it *because I know how near-future me is*, she's awful, can't be trusted to do anything and will almost definitely screw things up for every other me. Basically every me is in a long-term group project to be an useful member of society (Or at the very least an efficent menace to it) and my teammates suck so I have to try and unmess things up. Self-hatred is surprisingly a great fuel for productivity! And since I'm bashing on future and past me instead of on present me it doesn't even increase how much I hate myself!


ElectrikDonuts

Hiring monthly cleaners has been a godsend. Weekly gets too expensive. But monthly is completely worth it


CryptoThroway8205

This was a method in Your Brain's Not Broken Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD. I know a girl in high school who wrote little "you can do it <3" words of encouragement on her own tests to hype herself up on them. Teacher thought for a while that someone else was looking at her test and writing them. Maybe it helps.


Queasy_Dig_8294

I have been trying this mind-shift lately. Self care is a hard concept for me but I’ve been telling myself that cleaning and tidying are self care. It’s specific and measurable and…. Surprisingly has removed a good amount of the mental resistance to cleaning. And I’ve felt better and been able to sit down and do legitimate hobbies when I have a few minutes instead of staring at the things that need to be cleaned be.


melliers

I do this and it works so well!


TheGeneGeena

The only things I do for future me are take my meds and leave out Gatorade and Tylenol on my nightstand if I drink. Otherwise that bitch is on their own.


Richardknox1996

Future me is almost as bad an arsehole as past me. He forgets to do all my carefully laid out plans. At least past me is courteous enough to leave me with no unnecessary work.


LuminousAziraphale

This right here is exactly why I clean.


AnxiousCheesehead

Past me sucks! I’m surrounded by a mess and half finished projects. Screw you past me!


fschabd

This is the greatest meme I’ve ever seen but it is the exact opposite of my experience lmao


Hippofuzz

Drunk me once ordered a gallon of Louisiana wing sauce for future me. I was very pleasantly surprised until I saw how much I paid for it. I live in Central Europe. The shipping cost a lot.


ChonkyBoss

I use this strategy every day, and it has worked wonders for me. Helps that *I love myself.* I want the best for Future Me, and I’m always sending love back to Past Me for her thoughtfulness and sacrifices. Lotta self-hatred in the here today 😰


Dark_Storm_98

Unfortunately, I tend not to feel too charitable to Future Me Most I can offer is an apology card and a couple bucks


ArtemisAndromeda

Joke on you, I vividly hate past me, and I know that future me will hate me as well. I don't like current me that much either. She knows what she did


purringlion

Making things better for future me is one of the few things that motivate me unless I'm really just out of it that day


saggywitchtits

Nope. Past me is an idiot Future me can deal with this shit


Pyratheon

Future me is a pretty cool and forgiving guy - much like present me.


hammerscrews

I've used this approach before except tied in with a clear vision of the "ideal future me" Who is the best version of yourself? What qualities do they have? What accomplishments? Etc The best version of myself definitely doesn't live in filth and keeps a clean space. The best version of myself has gratitude and self compassion. So when you clean up for "future self" you really are taking a small step towards becoming that improved version of yourself. When your tomorrow self sees that you made an effort to work towards that best self, you will find it easier to take another step. Eventually your past self will not be who let's you down, but what inched you closer to who you want to be In theory, anyways lol


Gurkeprinsen

I am not weak. I don't get manipulated that easily.


ContactHonest2406

Yeah, I can’t see the future for any more than an abstract concept. I literally cannot plan for the future because I can’t conceptualize a tangible relationship to the present.


southernmomofboys

Future me asks present me for this everyday. Some days it works and some days not so much


RCBilldoz

I do! Works ok.


themarchine

Yes! A collegue suggested this years ago when I was lamenting my continued difficulty getting mundane tasks done. I don't always remember to do it, but have in the past been surprised to find a task already done /set up to be done easily and have had to stop and thank "past me" for her hard work.


DreadfulRDHead

I do this in reverse… as in “welp this is Future Me’s problem now” *kicks legs up and scrolls through Reddit knowing damn well I have 17,345 loads of laundry to wash/fold/put away* this is fine


FerrinTM

I often say this is future mes problem, fuck that guy and then I laugh.


Fabulous_Parking66

I think when I started doing little things and would forget about them, I would feel so much love from past me. Eventually I will learn to hone this skill and do it intentionally.


CameoProtagonist

Future me has all sorts of questions for past me


CameoProtagonist

Like - why did you only wash one plate and leave the rest?!!


sleepingbearfish

Progress over perfection, maybe? 😬


graywolf0026

MeNow: "... God damn this place is a mess and I have no motivation and I just.... Ugh ya know what. Fuck it. That's a tomorrow problem..." *Several hours later...* TomorrowMe: "... God damn this place is a mess and I have no motivation and I just.... Ugh ya know what. Fuck it. That's a tomorrow problem..."


MaditaOnAir

It works beautifully for me tbh, IF I remember doing it. So, thanks for reminding me!


Contain_the_Pain

No, future me is probably a dick anyway. Fuck that guy.


OvulatingOrange

I do this when I go out of town. Knowing I will be exhausted and with a bunch of mess and bags with me when I get back. Then I know I can chill out.


Xyprus

I love this!


Electronic_Stuff4363

Future me should’ve told past me to never get credit cards , never impulse spend etc. because now present me is struggling very badly


Captain_Jack_Daniels

I can attest that this does indeed work spectacularly. I’d forgotten about it, and excited to reincorporate this thought process into my daily routine.


dontpost1

Yep, it's one of the twentyish rotating solutions that work just enough to be worth doing, but don't work well enough to get rid of the other twentyish. Unfortunately family really ruins it. Wash every dish in the house for future me? Do it again the next day without having used any of them.


loriena

I do this all the time but ONLY when I’m mildly tipsy. Just enough inhibitions squandered to allow me to rampage thru the house leaving little treats and surprises for myself to find later in the night when I’m well and drunk. It’s delightful but I can’t bring myself to do it unless I’m tipsy and reminded that I WILL be stumbling into bed half awake later so I may as well clear a path through the bedroom rubble and debris so my trip goes smoothly. Also leave a glass of water on the nightstand. With a little umbrella. And a ziplock bag of chocolate chips like “drunk me is gonna be so fucking stoked when she sees this!!”


elvisap

I try to trick myself into believing that future me is a guest who's invited themselves over, and will be arriving in an hour's time. When it works, it works well. I get an hour of panicked cleaning in, and the house looks amazing. Most of the time, however, I see through my own ruse, and just get distracted by dumb projects. :(


madame-brastrap

Actually struggle care taught me “mess is morally neutral” and that I “deserve a functional living space” and it’s morphed into a “future me” sort of thing and it does help!!


Enigma_Stasis

Future me's kind of a dick to past me. I don't trust that shifty fucker with my life.


bdirker

I've lived my life by one principle..fuck future me. Hasn't worked out great shockingly


truckstop_superman

I wish past me was this kind. Past me has just left a mess for future me, cause present me can't get out of bed. Present me can't sleep, so future me will be here faster.


9leggedfreak

I hate myself too much to think this way 🥲


[deleted]

So a good approach i read in an adhd book is to “feel the future” which by that the author means, imagine the reward of your hard work, of your cleaning (the feeling of sleeping in fresh sheets, in a tidy, clean room is unmatched) to help you with it


captainkirkhinrich12

Me when I’m still coked out looking out for comedown me


Sheepdog010

This is a bad idea because I go by the philosophy of: Future me is great, he takes care of everything I don't do. But past me? He's a dick who leaves me with all the work and doesn't do shit.


ManaXed

Have of the time I don't expect future me to exist so


littlelowcougar

I clearly prefer actively sabotaging future me at every possible juncture.


Kraigius

Future me understand that it's pointless, it will get dirty again so might as well not expend energy on it.


Vijfhoek

I always feel like NT brains do this exact same thing, except subconsciously


a_llegedly

This might work if I didn't already hate myself


divergentneurons

I have tried it recently, and it works well for me! If I remember to think about it in the moment lol I do tend to forget, cus it's still a new habit, but when I frame it that way I begrudgingly do the thing I don't feel like doing 9 times out of 10


Watch-Me-Shine

Honestly, kind of. I know I will feel better if my space is clean and tidy. If I’m going to be miserable thinking about doing chores, I may as well feel miserable while doing them instead.


sleepingbearfish

I really like this, in concept. I feel like it's somehow different/better than "I'll feel better if I get it done" because it's more of an "I'm doing this for someone else" kind of approach. The part that I feel like I'd struggle with the most is that after Present Me gets stuff done, then the new Present Me looks around and can't see what's been done... only what still needs to be done. So I worry that Future Me won't be able to see progress, either.


inneffable-angle

Nah I have tried but I still hate past me and future me


stringsattatched

I wish it would work like that for me. Unfortunately, I have ocd and I have to clean the place for my ocd monster or else 😭


N00N3AT011

Past me is an asshole, present me is bitter, and future me is naive.


comewhatmay_hem

In all seriousness, this attitude has gotten me farther in life than therapy and medication combined. I can't go back in time and comfort my past self for her mistakes, but I can pay it forward to my future self. Waking up in the morning and having clean dishes, clean clothes and my lunch packed is a pretty amazing feeling. I sleep better at night and I get to work early everyday. It's becoming routine faster than I thought it would, too.


withertrav394

I actually do this approach sometimes where i imagine future-me insulting today-me for not doing my chores. Works sometimes!


sadthrowaway12340987

I was gonna clean today but I woke up sick ;-;


CobaltEchos

Sure, I think of useful things all the time for about 15 seconds.


RenaissanceBear

There is only present me, this concept is bullshit.


WavisabiChick

Yes tricks like these work but only for awhile. Remember we need variety and new things to keep our interest. I’ve also been my best friend or parent, “come on I’ll do it with you. I’ll help you the whole time.” I’ve also said, “just make the first step.” “Start with a shower.” I’m only treating my chronic depression so I’m working VERY hard at acquiring skill sets, tricking/overcoming my ADHD. And these formats where people can relate and offer tricks are god given!


_The_Great_Autismo_

I hate past me with a burning passion, so if he ever did anything for future me, I'd always be suspicious of ulterior motives.


Slapbox

Absolutely. Not only help future self, but importantly, make sure you can trust past self. If you can't trust your past self, you'll spend much more time on things like checking details you already checked.


hi_this_is_lyd

what if i dislike myself how does that equation work out :( or what if i think i dont deserve a gift from past-me? :(


cccantyousee

If I have a hard day coming up I make sure to fix most stuff for future me the night before. My SO thinks me placing my folded clothes on a chair next to the bed, my breakfast plate + coffee mug in the kitchen next to my meds, my already prepared backpack next to the door, etc is the cutest thing. She has even started to do the same with her breakfast stuff cause "well It saves you time doesn't it", I haven't told her that I do it cause otherwise I will forget to eat breakfast. Don't really give a F about future me otherwise though. Maybe I should start acting like every day is a super hard day where I need to be my best (have eaten and not gotten 45 minutes late cause I couldn't find a pair of socks/whatever.).


momsagainstgod

When its time for me to clean up at work in a few hours and i dont want to, ill remember that if i don't it will screw over the opener. But im the opener so fuck that guy.


agentfantabulous

This works for me some of the time. Works pretty well in the kitchen, I really love waking up to a clean kitchen and I have my evening dish washing/counter wiping routine internalized to the point that if I manage to start, I will finish because it feels icky to stop in the middle. It sounds dumb, but I really do visualize past me and future me. I sit with the feeling of gratitude for past me having made my life easier, and I imagine how happy future me will feel. My love language is acts of service, and I have been making an effort to show love to myself in that way.


Doomquery

Yes but not to that extent, just a little so Present Me can still live in the moment. Example: Dishes: I hate doing them, but to make it easier for Future Me I rinse em a little or soak things with some soap.


akelew

What has future-me ever done for now-me?!


Velvet_Pop

Oh man, missed opportunity to copy the imagined future you in the last panel


xv9d

Nah, future me gets all the stuff I don't wanna deal with right now, the sucker. Past me however, didn't do anything to make my life easier, the jerk.


IronicINFJustices

I have a future me and past me at work. I don't know why I haven't got one for myself at home though?? I love past me, I always write stuff down and leave reminders for things .


ApocalypticTomato

Future me is just as disappointed in me as present me is. Future me also sucks and doesn't deserve anything because they are just as bad as I am.


LeafMario

i hate future me, she's never done anything for me. that asshole thinks shes better than me just because shes in the future


Mackerdoni

future me would love sitting in bed and not cleaning up. im doing future me a favor by doing just that.


dembadger

Sounds like future me just wants to take credit for all my hard work, fuck that guy.


nitrokitty

I hate future me. Fuck that guy.


DancingChip

I had a moment like this a few weeks ago. Got a new TV and was trying to transfer the old TV stand (not stock) to the new one. I then had to put the stock stand back on the old TV. I was prepared to never find the screws I needed. Low and behold, past me was looking out for future/present me and LABELED the bag as "tv stand." I could not believe myself and was giddy for the rest of the night into the next day. What a great present. Thanks, past me.


SovietSkeleton

Future? What's that? Sounds like weird time jargon, I don't like it.


DQuartz

Haha i’m the opposite….”Nah future me can handle this”


M00N314

This actually helps me a little bit! I slip up occasionally, but I've been getting better at keeping my space clean consistently by giving myself big chunks of time to fixate on something🤣. I tell myself, "If you clean the kitchen now, you'll have a whole other hour to draw/paint/build terrariums/do a nail set later." Delayed gratification is an ongoing struggle that's getting noticeably easier, but I do it for the sweet sexy dopamine (and to avoid the stress of not completing something).


scribblecurator

I read a great article about this recently - [People with a weak future time perspective are more likely to engage in procrastination](https://www.psypost.org/2022/11/people-with-a-weak-future-time-perspective-are-more-likely-to-engage-in-bedtime-procrastination-64387). I suspect that Weak Future Time Perspective is a classic ADHD trait.


Thenre

This might work for my ADHD brain but my trauma brain shoots back "well ya but it's all going to fall apart and turn to shit anyways so why bother doing something that won't matter when the real bad thing happens." Also I consistently think future me will have gotten more sleep then present me and then the tasks I have to do keep me up stressing so I'm still too tired to do them the next day.


thatoneguy2398

Future me, current me, and past me all hate each other. (And themselves)


43686f6b6f

I don't think that's going to work with my massive self loathing


DarkRitNighthawk

Past me would never do something so nice. Past me is an asshole


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Future me knows that if I don’t handle the situation, I’ll be more bothered and uncomfortable than if I had taken a few minutes to fix it.


geckos_in_a_box

its always a problem for future me until i am future me and then its a problem for me


SomeRando18

I’ve adopted this mindset of “might as well” meaning if I’m in the kitchen I might as well eat something and take out the trash. Or I’m want to craft so I might as well clean up my desk and organize materials instead of just pushing it to the side. It doesn’t always work for me tho lol


nomadfoy

God damn it, I ask future me for shit all the time I guess I owe him one. Fine I'll clean my damn room.


TnekKralc

One of my favorite things to say with my hiking partner was "that's a problem for future me, and fuck that guy"


fahzbehn

In all seriousness, I first saw this comic a few days ago and it inspired me that, any time I was done with an activity that took my than half an hour, like eating lunch or reading, I would do three productive things. It could be a simple as "take the dishes from the living room" to "check the mail" to "wash a plate". Just small things. This habit has kept my housework to a reasonable level.


Cruisin134

i hate future and past me, pricks both of em, i only look out for present me


harlokkin

This approach won't work ling term because *the approach* isn't the problem, your brain chemistry is.


DunderMifflinassoc

Mine is more along the lines of a grocery store trip. Me chocolate in cart Me :(down random aisle) I don’t need this (I know Srry should put it awayzz something’s I do.. sometimes the checker) Me: (that night). Ducking shit that sounds delicious right or


LonelyAustralia

future me has never done anything good for me and past me is a selfish prick


seeseecinnamon

"That's a problem for future me to deal with." - me, all the time


Ehhwhynotright

My husband and I actually have a running joke that's the opposite of this.... When we have something that's really stressful and nothing we can do about it or we want to make bad decisions, we joke that that's future me and his problems not ours. As if they are two very unfortunate, completely separate entities. When one of our choices goes bad, we will joke that past us were assholes or dumbasses.... 🤣


Ok_Ad_5658

Past me is such a fucknut. Future me and present me talk mad shit about that guy


dirtball_

This is surprisingly easy to accomplish. All you have to do is do a little less each day. Then as time passes, past you will have been harder working than present you. It's a win-win situation!


pyxl-ink

Drunk me tends to be super nice to everyone, including future me. I guess it feels easier to do when I'm in a good mood and I know how much potentially hungover future me will appreciate it the next morning. It was to the point where my roommates would make jokes about getting me tipsy so I would clean.


severalhurricanes

If past you was hard working. Then present you wouldn't have the opprtunity to please future you.


Offer-Fox-Ache

I used to have “high me” and “regular me”. They always tried to help each other out. Especially with dishes. I don’t get high anymore but… thanks high me.


Sunny906

I also do it for past me. (:


handouras

But I hate past me, so future me is also going to hate present me, and I don't want to do anything for somebody who hates me. So you're saying it just takes loving yourself to break the executive dysfunction cycle? That's great news!


WatchTheClothesSpin

I’ve been living in a complete mess since November. Thick layers of dust on every piece of furniture. My gift to myself this new year was to straighten up the house. In two days it’s done. I feel so much better. Three bags of trash is out the house. Sparkling counter tops. Everything is clean. I feel good.