Why haven't I written my will, even though I've known for years?

You know you need a will. You have known for years. It returns on every quarterly review, and every time, you skip it. This is not forgetting anymore. It is a pattern. Here is what the task really asks of you. It asks you to picture yourself gone, and decide, in plain words, who gets what. Ask yourself this: if you died tomorrow, who would be left outside the decision? A court would decide instead. Or a distant relative. Or a law never built with your people in mind. A will is how you make sure no one you love is left standing outside that door. You are not doing this alone. Your pod — the small group working through this with you — can see the pattern you cannot see in yourself. Tell them the exact date you will finish. Let them ask you about it. A deadline spoken out loud, to people who care, moves differently than one kept only in your head.