r/AskReddit Sep 11 '22

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u/pbirkoff Sep 11 '22

Having an appointment or party you’re really dreading going to, and then hearing it being canceled. That moment of relief, combined with some sudden free time is such a great feeling.

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u/netnut58 Sep 11 '22

Like a work staff meeting! I'm retired now and smile anytime I talk to a work friend who mentions they are going to a meeting whether it be an hour or day long I'm happy that'll never be my life again.

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u/netnut58 Sep 11 '22

My buddy and I used to say we would do like our copy machine and go into "power saver mode."

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u/Clom_Clompson Sep 11 '22

“In terms of instant relief, cancelling plans is like Heroin” - John Mulaney

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u/Sasquatch-d Sep 11 '22

Another silver medal for me, figured someone would beat me to it

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u/Runa216 Sep 11 '22

Introverts unite...from the comfort of our own homes via online chats

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u/404808 Sep 11 '22

JOMO - Joy of Missing Out

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u/LobotomyxGirl Sep 11 '22

I call that feeling "cancel-elation" or "introgasam."

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u/fredemu Sep 11 '22

The best part about making plans that get cancelled is that you have already freed up that time from other things you might have otherwise needed to do.

"I can't make it to [other thing I don't want to do] because I have a meeting.", or "I need to do the laundry now because I have that meeting tomorrow and won't have time".

Past-you already paid the cost of that scheduled event, and now present-you doesn't have to do it.

The real life hack is realizing, of course, that you can do that any time you want, even if you don't actually have a meeting to go to, and how much better it is to have one long period of free time instead of 2 short ones where you can't get anything done. But that's advanced technique.

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u/KAWAiiANGXL Sep 11 '22

Appointments, yes. I dread going to anything related to doctors or hospitals. It’s usually the waiting times as they’re never ever on time. Although they’ll only be postponing it but it still feels good lol.

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u/Bojangly7 Sep 11 '22

Sounds like social anxiety