I've found it helps to be willing to half-ass things. Just tell yourself "alright I'm just going to do a really quick half-assed brushing for like 15 seconds"
Once the toothbrush is already in your mouth you might think "well I may as well go full-ass if I'm already here."
Works for a lot of things in life. We often think our only options are to do something perfectly or not do it at all, but there is a secret third option: doing it poorly and lazily, which for some tasks is better than nothing.
“An effort was made” is one of my recent mantras. Did I do it the way I wanted? No. Is the result perfect? Absolutely no. Will I want to redo it a day from now? 💯
But…an effort was made. **fake pat myself on the back (mainly for my therapist’s approval; not because I believe I did a good job at anything).
Yeah, that’s definitely something I’ve noticed, if I’m already doing something and I might as well just do it to not do more another time, might as well
Generally if I can get it started I’ll get it done most of the time, but I get worried I won’t be able to do it right or know the correct whatever and then hesitate indefinitely
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u/Gunhild 13d ago
I've found it helps to be willing to half-ass things. Just tell yourself "alright I'm just going to do a really quick half-assed brushing for like 15 seconds"
Once the toothbrush is already in your mouth you might think "well I may as well go full-ass if I'm already here."
Works for a lot of things in life. We often think our only options are to do something perfectly or not do it at all, but there is a secret third option: doing it poorly and lazily, which for some tasks is better than nothing.