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“Do it scared” “do it alone” are all great tips, but my biggest takeaway from therapy is do it messy. This is especially true if you’re getting out of a burnout, which I experience often. Literally just do it messy. You don’t need to pick the perfect trail to walk, the perfect playlist to listen to, whatever the fuck it is. You don’t need to have a meticulous to do list and wake up at the exact time you planned and drink the exact amount of water you planned to drink. Like the biggest thing for people like me to remember is sometimes it’s okay to do it messy. Put on a random yt workout and just get it done in sweats. Do 5 minutes of a daunting task and go from there. Sometimes just getting up is a win during intense burnouts or depressive funks. Literally just do it messy.

at war with myseIf because I know I can do better.

childhood boredom nurtures creativity in people. every kind of creativity. boredom is neurologically healthy because it creates an absence that the brain has to expand to fill. it exercises the mind. someone who had an ipad shoved at them every time they were bored as a child, when their brain was extremely plastic, will literally never reach the creative potential they otherwise could have. they have been wired instead to seek instant gratification always, deep focus never. stopping boredom in its tracks permanently severs brain connections that would have otherwise developed. entire generational talents have already been muted or wiped out by this neurotic obsession with preventing boredom

When you found that person; you both know.

Know when to step back

I like when I say “do I have a volunteer to—“ to a group of kids and they’re already raising their hands. Bro what if I wanted a volunteer to swim the English Channel wouldn’t you feel silly?

Are you kidding, kids love to swim and also put themselves in mortal peril

My upper elementary kids have been chanting “near death experience” between activities so you are probably onto something

I did it out of love. You don’t owe me anything.