Day 3 - Progress Over Perfection
Peep the smiley face on my sock :)
May 22nd, 2024
This one will be short since it’s almost 10PM and I still have my daily blog to attend to. Every day is an internal battle with myself and procrastination of the things I don’t want to do. To be clear, it’s too early on in this habit to know for sure if I like it or not which is why I promised to give it a go for at least 90 days. The main reason why I dread tasks on my to-do list is because I want to do them perfectly and have a mental block that doesn’t let me start the task until I FEEL ready to do them perfectly. Often, I find I put off a task at work simply because I am not 100% sure how to do it and tell myself I must first gather all the tools and knowledge to do it. And even more often, I find that if I just get started, I figure it out along the way or it actually just takes 10 minutes to complete.
We’ve all heard that getting started is the hardest part. “Eat the frog” was my phone wallpaper for a couple months. Does it get any easier? In my experience, not really. But just like repetition of squats makes your legs stronger and in turn makes it easier to push around weight, repetition of this uncomfortable feeling makes it easier to cut through your own BS and take action. It’s a build-up and progression and it most definitely does not have to be perfect.
Also, are these not the perfect shade of blue jeans?!
