By the time I feel good enough to do something, I’m just happy to feel good enough to do something, so I don’t do anything because I’m afraid it will go away, and then nothing gets done and I feel like shit.
this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2025
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Yeah that sounds about right.
Similar to perfectionism/procrastination cycle:
I have to be very careful about the first step, because it will determine whether this whole thing will be an outstanding success or not.
Oh crap, I took too long on the first step, and now there’s no way for it to be perfect. I hope it doesn’t look like I tried.