Sounds nice but here’s the problem: my situation is so messed up that I have no idea what an extraordinary person in my situation would do.

I think it’s better to take a few minutes out to reflect on whether your decisions align with what you know to be right and true for yourself. Be honest and strive for incremental progress. You’ll do great.

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Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, "Would an idiot do that?" And if they would, I do not do that thing.

This is exactly what I thought too. How is this motivating?

So lie to yourself so others believe your lie more? Lol. I’m unsubbing these do nothing but delete my motivation

More like fake it till you make it.

You never make it lol. You just get really good at faking it. Thus lying to yourself

You sound like you're in a bad spot. Hope you get help.

Thanks. I’m doing fantastic lol

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Cool, so maybe don't spend your time discouraging others.

Thanks for the suggestion