They say a picture paints a thousand words, which is why the other day, after having written 1,398 of the aforementioned words, talking about the insidious human trait of ‘I'll be happy when…’, I spent ages rifling through my daughter's Calvin & Hobbes books to find a suitable visual metaphor for you, to make it more memorable.
Should have just waited.
Because of course, scrolling idly through twitter yesterday, I came across this – the simplest, most perfect image that sums it all up.