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minus-squareLouNeko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoMe: completes task Reward center: “I pretend I didn’t see that.”
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoBrain: “Did you realize that while you were doing that there were thirty other things you didn’t do?”
minus-squareLouNeko@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoOr my personal favorite: “There’s a chance that the thing I’m attempting isn’t going to be perfect straight away, so maybe I shouldn’t even try.”
minus-squareTelorand@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoThis is why I’ve started giving myself treats after I finish something like dishes (sometimes during, too). It’s not much, but it helps get through it!
Me: completes task
Reward center: “I pretend I didn’t see that.”
Brain: “Did you realize that while you were doing that there were thirty other things you didn’t do?”
Or my personal favorite:
“There’s a chance that the thing I’m attempting isn’t going to be perfect straight away, so maybe I shouldn’t even try.”
This is why I’ve started giving myself treats after I finish something like dishes (sometimes during, too). It’s not much, but it helps get through it!