The Irony of Irony

Yesterday, I had slept poorly and too little but ended up having an extremely productive day. Today, I slept longer and better but woke up with a headache. I probably won’t accomplish half as much.

The plot twist is that yesterday, I really needed the energy. I was wrapping up a big launch, and it’s hard to spend six hours writing sales emails when your head feels like a construction site. Today, the launch went well, the sale is over, and it’s okay if I’m on cruise control.

That’s the irony of irony: Sometimes, it makes sense even when you can’t see it. Don’t lament your story before you know the ending. What feels like a pothole when you first drive over it might turn out to be a spring of fresh water; what seems bad today can always transform into good tomorrow.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.