"Your best" isn't a static point of excellence. It's not the pinnacle of your greatest moment. Your best is a flexible thing that changes depending on what you can manage at that moment. It's not about breaking your own records every day, it's about maintaining your abilities so that one day you might break a personal best.

Omg this was so sweet I had a tear in my eye

More power to you, learning from setbacks is key to success

So youre saying I SHOULD turn into my raging alcoholic abusive father. GOT IT!

/s

Congrats. The work is worth it.

Consistency can also be one of those factors.. in a different format. Have you ever met someone who is a consistent asshole? They also no matter the practical application end up at the top of the stairs.

Consistently kind and nice sometimes gets you to the inconsistent stair set.

Yeah, no, you go at your own pace. Consistency is what works for you and the situation you're in. Progress is made when you decide to go forward, even if after stumbling backwards

This moved me to tears. The beauty of it, the rarity of it.

As a late-onset and not very good triathlete, I can verify that the picture on the right is not useful as a goal to aspire to. Yes, some things in life work like the picture on the right. But, as you say, the picture on the left is far more common and usually it's not our choice, as others have pointed out.

If there's a lesson, it's to encourage the person on the left. Are they frustrated? It appears so. Have they given up? Clearly not. Maybe they need to change their plan of attack. Maybe they can get some help. But it's more admirable in my opinion to persist in the face of adversity than when your efforts are consistently rewarded.

I believe in you!!

!remind me 4 days

I will

I mean it could be both she is happy and was also glad her babysitter could find the same happiness in her art.

Encouragement and praise isn't always going to work if the kid just isn't interested. Maybe they'll keep going if it makes their parents happy but they won't be. Definitely didn't work on me lol I liked the activity but not enough to want to keep doing it just cause my parent liked it.

I had the same thought, and then thought there should be a third 'curve' labeled "Actual Progress" that combines these two. The spots where effort goes down could still drop off, but the climbs back up would be tiny staircases. Being relatively more consistent overall is what matters.

Hills happen; one step at a time.

Always trying to do the best. But can always be better. I can’t always compare yourself to the past, because that’s where I may be stuck. Progress is is made now and the roadmap to my future.

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I'm waiting for advice on something fairly urgent on Reddit. This shit pops up as a notification 🤦.

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Check in with us on day 4 and tell us how you feel.

Dude I read it in mufasa voice

war?

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Wholesome. Decent.