Chronic Lateness Cured II

How to complete Chronic Lateness Cured II

Chronic lateness is almost always underestimating transitions and the last task before leaving, not a time-telling problem. A clean month of punctuality proves the fix is structural: build buffers and work backwards, and the habit holds.

1. For each commitment, work backwards from the arrival time through travel, parking, and getting ready to find your true departure time.
2. Add a fixed 15-minute buffer to every estimate, because your honest guess is usually optimistic.
3. Set a hard 'leave now' alarm, not a 'start getting ready' one.
4. Lay out clothes, bag, and keys the night before to kill morning friction.
5. Aim to arrive 5-10 minutes early and bring something to do while you wait.

Tips

• Beware the 'one quick thing' before leaving; it's the single biggest cause of lateness.
• Time your actual commute over a few days instead of trusting the best-case version.
• Treat early arrival as the goal, not on-the-dot timing.

What counts as done

A full 30 days with no late arrivals to work, class, or any planned meet-up.