The Life-Changing Freedom of Doing Things Poorly

Perfection wasn’t working. It was time to do things poorly. Looking back at my list of habits, I told myself:

The walk you take is better than the intense workout you don’t do.

The $15 you save at the end of the month is better than $0.

Hitting the snooze once is better than hitting it three times.

The paragraph you write is better than the page you don’t write.

The text you send is better than the card you don’t send.

Taking one deep, mindful breath is better than not doing a 20-minute meditation.

A little bit of poor work toward what you want will get you much closer than no perfect work. The momentum will feel good. You’ll start feeling safe to just show up.