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The Best Version of Yourself Doesn’t Actually Exist
Everything you do and feel is human.
My friend Emily and I agreed to become each other’s ‘accountabiliglee’ partners a few weeks back (credit to her for the name). We were both stressed and overwhelmed with life, and we decided we needed to prioritize fun over work for a while.
Each day we sent a list or pictures of fun things we did (read: great food we ate) to prove we were placing ourselves above our work.
A few days ago I sent her a message:
“Okay, so I haven’t really been prioritizing fun things or work, so I have nothing to list today, but that changes again tomorrow.”
Then I added:
“Isn’t it so annoying how we have to keep putting ourselves ‘on track?’”
As soon as I sent that message I started thinking about the idea of getting back on track. What does that even mean? To me, getting back on track meant that I had a perfect balance of productivity and fun. But there’s that evil word: perfect.
And typically, I’d say here that it’s not like we’re machines — we can’t be perfect — but if you think about it, not even machines are flawless. I don’t know about you but I’ve never owned a phone that never glitched or a washing machine that didn’t break down…
