At Least A 70% Average
Q1 has passed, and arguably more than 70% of individuals who've made new year's resolutions have shoved it into their mental shelf with no plans of reviving these resolutions anytime soon.
The spirit of the new year is long gone, the fire has been extinguished and we must learn to keep going without any propellent to push us forwards.
I've personally slacked about 25% of my new year solutions plans and my mind keeps tricking me inot thinking that maybe its time to pivot, to let go and find something else, something more interesting.
Beyond the mind however, there's this sense of knowing that pivoting is not the way to go right now, its more like a resistance mechanism to avoid piercing through the veil of effort and discovering what is on the other side.
The Resistance To Effort
Quite recently, I came across this idea of averages in terms of goals or plans that are time based. An example could be having a plan to walk an hour everyday for six months.
If you have a mind similar like mine, then you'll probably tell yourself that achieving 100%(walking an hour everyday for 165 days) of that plan isn't impossible but it is also not very realistic.
One could miss a couple of days, maybe a week or two for whatever reason the universe may put forth during that duration of 165 days.
Then, it wouldn't be a 100% completion but somewhere around 85-95%. Somehow, a part of us gets kind of pissed off thinking or feeling that anything below a 100% is subpar or mediocre.
On the other hand, when the plan gets executed and the process of walking everyday for an hour begins, the first missed day is a big deal, the preceding missed days less of a big deal.
This is the time when the idea to abandon the plan altogether begins to form, and the more one etntertains it, the more the idea becomes a reality.
My thinking process after pondering on the idea of averages is focusing on a long-term average is much more helpful than stressing about daily perfection. Instead of getting discouraged by a missed day, I can acknowledge it, get back on track the next day, and trust that, over time, as long as I average at least 70% of the "goal process", I'll still achieve significant progress towards my goal(s).
In a way, focusing on averages allows us to let go of the pressure to be perfect. This mindset leans more towards making consistent progress, even if it's not always linear. Which can be incredibly liberating, in the sense that there's more room enjoy the journey without getting discouraged by occasional setbacks.
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