The ObservatoryThe good-enough day
For the days when not everything got done, and the chafing stays anyway.
How it works
- What chafesListChoose
- Who set the barChoose
- Weigh it againListWrite
- Land more gentlyWrite
There is a particular kind of tiredness in going to bed with a list that didn't get finished. We start by simply looking at it, without justifying or shaming ourselves.
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Why does it work?
"Good enough" as a sustainable standard builds on Winnicott's concept of the good-enough. Self-compassion is linked to more sustained motivation and less self-criticism than self-punishment: Neff, Self-Compassion (2011).
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