strategy for hard days

[manuel_moe_g]

i think i possess so much more wisdom than i did just a few years ago

i have this fantasy that i won't do anything today that i will regret in a few years time

impossible. i am always growing, i just don't give up, that is one of the few things i like about myself

but i <will> do things today that i will regret in a few years time

i can feel bad about it, but it won't stop it from happening

<sigh> i hate the feeling of regret, it is just too much a lot of time

the cause is my weakness at self-compassion

[rivergirl]

Hi Manny Moe,

Self-compassion takes a long time to develop when you've grown up in such a non-nurturing environment. Over the years I've seen a change in how you write about yourself in your posts, and I hope you'll continue to find more peace and self-acceptance.

I always wish you could see yourself as we see you. You don't have to be perfect to be enough and to be loved.

rg

[manuel_moe_g]

HUGE TECHNIQUE

https://mm.tt/map/2435251081?t=34IeR7scSQ

it is so large, really can only share the mind-map at this time, but will break down into components later

[manuel_moe_g]

trying to rescue this week from the demons of non-productivity

feeling good

writing my intentions physically on a pad of paper helps

[oak]

trying to rescue this week from the demons of non-productivity

feeling good

writing my intentions physically on a pad of paper helps

Very good, Manuel Moe. Keep us posted.

[snoringdog]

trying to rescue this week from the demons of non-productivity

Very dramatic

Don't forget your Ta-Dah list! I'm sure you've done a lot already...

[Mental Fairy]

I do love a Ta dah list! Just the sound of it makes me smile

[manuel_moe_g]

Thanks Oak, SnoringDog, and Mental Fairy.

Some days you will know exactly what to do, and you won't do it. It doesn't mean you are a bad person. It just means you are human.

Yesterday was pretty good for productivity, and I was and I am compassionate with myself.

[snoringdog]

Ta-Dah!

[manuel_moe_g]

very quick place-holder post

foundation of being productive: to notice and be inquisitive and non-judgmental and be creative with solutions and be patient

foundation of being productive: adult me saying to 10-year-old-me: you <are> hard working, and your hard work does not necessarily look like what other people's hard work looks like

give voice to the little "revenge procrastinator", give the podium and microphone to that little guy, you have the floor to speak, in an atmosphere of non-judgement