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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey OP I am a perpetually late person. It’s better now that I have a kid because I have to get started earlier, but it’s still in issue. I have finally defeated the issue. Here’s how:

At the root of it, I feel a lot of pressure to get someplace AT a certain time. If you think about it, there are so many things that can delay you- kids, traffic, etc. I am much more comfortable telling people a range of time (where appropriate). I just say-let’s meet between 6:30 and 6:40 at Starbucks.

[b]If it’s something where a range is not appropriate, like a restaurant reservation, I remind myself that it’s ok to be early! (It’s kind of a play on the time range thing- I’ll show up between 7:40 and 8:00 for an 8:00 reservation.).

My trick is that I either give myself an hour or 30 min. [/b] I live in Arlington. If I’m going anywhere in DC or anywhere on 66 like Tysons and beyond, and it’s not a weekend, I leave an hour in advance.  If I’m going somewhere in Arlington or Falls Church, I leave 30 min in advance. I find that 30 min or 60 min is a good rule of thumb and enough time to get kid in car etc as well. [/quote]
This, OP, is the answer. It’s what we all do. Well, those of us who arrive on time.

It’s [b]OK [/b]to arrive early to most things. You can wait in your car, wait in a lobby, swing through a nearby drive-they for a coffee, take the stairs, take the long way through the parking lot, etc.

I too break things up into 30-45-60 minute windows, based on how long, with average delays, I need to get there. Nobody will feel sorry for you because you didn’t allow yourself enough time to beat rush-hour traffic every time, for example. Everyone will forgive you for getting stuck in that bumper-to-bumper traffic because of the crash on the highway. [/quote]

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