More musing on my own bad habits

[guenievre]

So I've realized I have even more self-destructive tendencies than I thought, other than just my semi-ADD nature. Or maybe everyone does this, and it's not just me.

Do you ever find yourself going longer and longer without doing something *purely* because you're embarassed / frustrated with yourself for not having done it in the first place? ie calling a friend, or cleaning your house, or... ::insert task here:: Not because the task would have originally been *bad*, of course, but for whatever reason you didn't do it and now you made the situation worse... ::sigh::

One of these days I'll learn to not do that.

Comments

bad habits...

[lady-richende.livejournal.com]

I can definitely understand and empathize with you on this one. I think it comes of wanting everything to be perfect, knowing that said state of perfection will probably *never* exist, so it becomes easier to do nothing that to make attempt and fail to live up to one's own expections, which are usually a lot higher than anyone else's expectations of you. If you do nothing, you can't fail ... Someone very wise said to me once "Never let doing something *good* get in the way of doing something *well*" ... Hint, hint ...

Hope that helps motivate you somewhat, it does me somedays...

Re: bad habits...

[lady-guenievre.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I should write Cariadoc's maxim (Don't let the best be the enemy of the good) on every surface of my house, I think... ;-)



just kidding

Re: bad habits...

[lady-richende.livejournal.com]

It's not a bad idea, just don't use lipstick, the stain never comes out. LOL.