Wednesday morning rolled around and man, my inbox was packed. Scrolling through, that Anupam Kapil Virgo weekly thing popped up. Normally I kinda skip those, felt like fluffy fortune cookie stuff. But hey, “guide to make better life choices”? My schedule’s been a chaotic mess lately, choices feeling rushed. Figured, why not? Let’s see if stargazing helps untangle real life.
The Download and Dissect Part
First step? Printed the darn thing out. Old school, yeah. Fired up the printer, grabbed a fresh legal pad – the yellow kind – and my favorite blue pen. Read it once, fast. Sounded… generic. Stuff like “organize your priorities” and “trust your meticulous nature”. Pretty much what folks always say to Virgos. Hmph. Almost tossed it.
Read it slower this time. Kapi mentioned something specific: reviewing commitments before saying yes. Ding ding ding! That hit home. I’m always overbooking myself ’cause I hate saying no. Wrote that one down BIG on the pad.
- Took the advice point-by-point: Jotted down each little nugget he gave.
- Circled the actionable bits: Like “Declutter one workspace this week” and “Schedule 30 mins tomorrow solely for planning.”
- Scribbled my real-life examples next to ’em: For “review commitments,” I wrote down the exact networking event invite chilling unanswered in my inbox.
Felt less like magic, more like a slightly celestial to-do list now.
The Actual Doing
Thursday morning. Blocked out 30 minutes after coffee, just like Anupam suggested. Didn’t touch email. Just me, the legal pad, and my calendar.
- Flipped to the commitment review point. Stared hard at that networking event invite. Why was I dreading it? Wrote the reasons: “Late evening,” “Far commute,” “People mostly outside my field.” Huh. Felt immediately lighter hitting “Decline.” First better choice: made.
- The clutter demon: My desk corner looked like paperwork threw up. Virgo advice said one workspace. Okay. Spent just 20 mins Friday afternoon. Trashed old receipts, filed bills, recycled junk mail stack. Simple. Instant visual calm.
- Trusting the gut thing: Had a small work decision Monday – take on a quick, paid side gig or protect my already thin weekend time. Normally I’d grab the cash without blinking. Remembered Kapil’s “trust your meticulous nature.” I’m meticulous about rest too, sometimes. Said no. Weekend felt spacious. Felt surprisingly right.
How’d That Stargazing Guide Work Out?
Honestly? Not a miracle cure. Still got a messy inbox pile needing attention. But printing it forced focus. Translating starspeak into specific actions made it useful. That commitment review trick alone saved me from a draining night out.
Final verdict? It’s less about some mystic prediction, more about using that Virgo description like a mirror. Anupam’s prompts got me to pause and actually think before my usual knee-jerk choices. Took some celestial advice, applied my own earthbound logic, and yeah – made a couple genuinely better calls. Worth a shot next week? Probably. But maybe with less printer ink.
