one of the hardest things to learn as a depressed former Gifted Kidโข is that half-assed is better than nothing. take the 50%, 40%, even 20% job. scrubbing your face is better than not taking a shower at all. picking up your clothes is better than never cleaning. nibbling on some bread is better than starving.
DO THINGS HALFWAY. NOW YOUโRE 100% BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE BEFORE.
One of my college professors used to sayย โanything worth doing is worth doing poorly.โย I didnโt understand that for years because I didnโt do anything poorly, I couldnโt do anything poorly, I had to Do Everything Perfectly.
But brushing your teeth for 30 seconds is better than not brushing them at all when that 2 minutes seems exhausting.ย Doing ten minutes of yoga is better than 10 minutes of sitting when 30 minutes of cardio sounds impossible.ย Changing my clothes is good when a whole shower is impossible.ย Standing on the porch for a few minutes is worth it after being in the house for three straight days because I donโt have the energy to go anywhere.
Anything worth doing is worth doing poorlyโฆ because doing it poorly is better than not doing it.
someone please hit me over the head with this post every day for like the next week thanks. a mention, a reblog with text, a message, something.
