hungrydruid
hungrydruid t1_iy9jpx7 wrote
Reply to comment by ksknksk in [image]Do your best by thirtyVerb
Yeah, my parents used to say this when I was younger (while also teasing me if I got less than 100%) and it just really messed me up for a long time. Therapy's helped a lot but it's still something I struggle with.
hungrydruid t1_iy8uhw8 wrote
Reply to comment by waterwings91 in [image]Do your best by thirtyVerb
But this is kind of my point, I cannot give 100% in different forms in all things. It's just way too much expectations and work, and my brain doesn't differentiate different forms very well anyway. It's been a learning process to reframe my thinking as such.
hungrydruid t1_iy8uc9u wrote
Reply to comment by MapleMapleHockeyStk in [image]Do your best by thirtyVerb
I'm really enjoying it! Already better than Dragonflight lol. I'm taking it slow and just having fun bc I have my last term of school finishing up rn too. Love me some dragons, this is my dream expansion lol.
hungrydruid t1_iy7jfsb wrote
Reply to [image]Do your best by thirtyVerb
As a recovering perfectionist, I hate this quote. My brain assumes that if one time I did 100% perfect worthy work, that well 'that is my best' and so literally any effort that's not 100% is bullshit worthless.
It's been really hard to retrain my brain and my thought patterns that it's okay to not get 100% on things and that there are other factors that affect my life... stress, sleep, family and friends, etc. that mean that my best will vary from day to day. And that's it's also okay to reserve my effort and my energy for the things that really matter, and that it's also okay to not give my best for those things that don't. Done is better than perfect.
(excuse the rant it's 4:30am yay Dragonflight)
hungrydruid t1_itywngz wrote
Reply to [homemade] snickerdoodles by Ok-Explanation-8056
I hate cinnamon... except in these cookies. Only way I've ever liked that particular spice.
hungrydruid t1_j498scj wrote
Reply to comment by SigurdCole in Do it for future-you [Image] by wholesomecomics
Saaame.
I have a trick with this though, oftentimes my issue is just starting and not dreading the chore. So I say to myself, 'okay, this is too much for right now. This is going to be future-me's problem... so what's one quick thing I can do to make it easier for future me?' and then I do a little chunk of it which not only reminds me to finish it later, but since I've already started it's magically easier to wrap my head around it. =)