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Every night we sketch a storyboard
We plan out and visualize our day-to-day lives as if we were creating a film using a storyboard.

Drawings spread across the bed
Our visualization and planning process is so detailed that we lay it all out on the bed in drawings.

Deciphering the day ahead and conversations
We analyze and strategize how our day will play out, including the conversations we'll have.

Sequences and camera angles
We plan out the order in which events will happen and how we want them to be perceived through the camera angles we imagine.

You're using charcoal and felt-tips
One of us is using traditional artistic tools to create our storyboard visuals.

I'm posing mannequins to map it all out
The other is physically arranging objects to map out the scenes and movement in our storyboard.

The imaginary camera work
We are meticulously imagining how a camera would capture every moment of our day-to-day lives.

Kicking leaves up in the cul-de-sacs
In our imagined version of reality, we act out scenes in everyday locations like cul-de-sacs.

Where every road's a movie set
We see our everyday environment as a stage for fictional movie scenes.

And every conversation has been pre-approved
Our detailed planning includes pre-approving all of the conversations we expect to have that day.

And road-tested by focus groups
We've played out these conversations so often that they feel like they've been tested and approved by focus groups of our own minds.

And here, back in real life at our desks
Despite our imaginative planning, we still have to face the reality of our daily lives.

Still imagining we're filming on sets
We can't shake the feeling that our reality is actually a movie set we're filming on.

Where the cameras film in single takes
In our imagined version of reality, we envision everything happening in one seamless take as if it were a single shot film.

So you pick out locations and directions for the cast
One of us is focused on choosing locations and giving directions to those around us in line with our imagined camera angles and scenes.

I'll be learning lines for all occasions that arise
The other is preparing themselves for any situation that may occur throughout the day, as if they were an actor learning their lines.

We'll imagine clapperboards for every single scene in our day-to-day lives
We'll even imagine clapperboards for every moment, indicating the start and end of each scene, as if we really were behind a film production.

And you'll find continuity from one clip to the next
We strive for continuity and consistency, ensuring one moment flows seamlessly into the next as if they were clips in a showreel.

I'll be free to improvise as long as it complies with an overall view
While one of us is focused on detailed planning, the other allows themselves to improvise within the overall framework of the day's imagined events.

Where the cameras always follow you
Regardless of who is improvising or directing, we both imagine ourselves at the center of our own personal film with cameras always following us.

And it's enchanting in a certain way
This imaginative planning of our day-to-day lives can be captivating and alluring in its own way.

Every word is magnified
Our detailed planning means that every moment and word is carefully considered and analyzed.

Every look considered
Not only our conversation, but even our expressions and movements are considered and planned out.

Yet we're bordering on obsession on directing
Our focus on directing and planning our daily lives may border on obsession and become all-consuming.

Alongside fictitious camera crews that film
In our imagined version of reality, we have an entire crew of people recording and filming our daily lives.

Imaginary plots that never work through
Despite our detailed planning, not everything goes according to plan and our imagined storylines may not always play out as we envisioned.

When the cameras never follow you
Even with our intense focus on ourselves, our imagined cameras may not always follow us as we expect them to.

So you could leave the stories and the dialogue to chance
Perhaps it's better to let go of some of the control and let things happen naturally, leaving some moments of the day up to chance.

I'll be free to improvise and take things as they come and
We can still allow ourselves some spontaneity and freedom to improvise, even within our planned framework.

We'll keep up an open mind for every single scene in our day-to-day lives
Regardless of how much we plan and imagine, we'll keep an open mind and be receptive to every new moment in our lives.

And we'll find continuity from one day to the next
While each day may present new and unexpected moments, we'll stay true to our overall imagined framework and maintain continuity in our approach.

No-one needs a storyboard to tell us what we should have known all along
Perhaps we don't need such elaborate planning and visualization to guide our lives, as we should have known all along how to navigate our day-to-day experiences.

That the cameras follow everyone
Regardless of how much we plan, imagine, or focus on directing ourselves, everyone is being watched and followed by their own imagined cameras in their own unique way.