Ten minutes to write. Less time to read.

You might just be compulsive if you add completed tasks to your To Do List only to cross them off.

Or if you alphabetize the spices in the spice drawer. And the soup cans too. Or if the lid on a Starbuck’s coffee has to be turned to match something, perhaps the logo, on the cup itself.

Or if you set a full complement of silverware and a napkin, even if you’re just having soup. Or if you can’t eat a sandwich without cutting it in half first.

None of this marks you as truly paranoid. You can still function in today’s world. But just know that the rate of change works against you.