Sometimes you need to stop working on the problem itself and instead change the environment that keeps it alive.
- self awareness
- shift of focus
- habit ecology
A person who has eaten only sweets their whole life doesn't know that sweet is sweet. They have nothing to compare it to.
When you see the structure of interests, you understand: nothing in this world is personal. No one wishes you harm. Everyone is simply pursuing their goals, tracing their vectors through space. And if you see this, you're no longer a bowling pin getting knocked down. You're a player who sees the whole board.
Until you take a step, nothing will move.
Perfectionism is not a path to happiness, but a road to chronic self-dissatisfaction.