Dear Humans,

Because I’m finicky, I make my coffee on a digital scale. I measure the beans to the gram and every drop of water to the milliliter.

And there is a magical button on my scale called the “tare” button. No matter what’s already on the scale–in my case, 42 grams of perfectly ground coffee–when you hit the tare button, the number goes to zero. 

It doesn’t get rid of what’s on the scale. Because once something is there, it’s there. And you don’t really want to forget about something’s that happened in your life anyways. But it’s still nice to see that zero there, and to know that you’ve moved on, and you’re ready for the next step.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt