Many different services offer regular checkups. Doctors, dentists, car maintenance are just a few.
These routine checkups can be a hard sell for many people to do, particularly when you are not in the habit. A doctor checkup has no immediate positive outcome. I won’t discover new and better health at the doctor’s office. I will only potentially be informed of some undetected problems or issues.
In the long-run, this early detection of problems is vital. Early-stage cancer may be treatable. An undetected automotive issue can be fixed safely.
One of the challenges we all face is to adopt this long-term thinking when it comes to discovering and fixing potential problems. While this can be against our default impulses, taking the long view on fixing problems preemptively can lead to a better life.