08-19-2015, 02:12 PM
Yeah, I have similar issues. My higher selves have to remind me quite frequently that trying to "force" progress or -worse- getting stressed about a lack of apparent progress is entirely self-defeating. I tend to have an issue with putting myself under pressure to excel even when I know that pressure only exists in my head. (Let's not be too existentialist here.)
One thing I occasionally do that helps is, if I'm feeling like I'm stuck, I review the last day or the last week in my head and ask, "What have I learned from my recent experiences?" I tend to find that no matter how boring or samey things have seemed, at least ONE interesting thing has happened that taught me something. Sometimes it's not a terribly useful lesson, or merely a lesson in "Don't do that again," but that's still progress.
One thing I occasionally do that helps is, if I'm feeling like I'm stuck, I review the last day or the last week in my head and ask, "What have I learned from my recent experiences?" I tend to find that no matter how boring or samey things have seemed, at least ONE interesting thing has happened that taught me something. Sometimes it's not a terribly useful lesson, or merely a lesson in "Don't do that again," but that's still progress.
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