I Didn't Do the Thing Today: Letting Go of Productivity Guilt

by Madeleine Dore

EVEN IF YOU DIDN’T DO THE THING TODAY, FIND SOMETHING TO ENJOY Enjoy the failures and mistakes—they’re a sign we’re trying. Enjoy the unknown—it’s where we discover something new. Enjoy the rest, the boredom, the empty moments—that’s where we find insight. Enjoy the busy, too—that’s where we can find momentum. Enjoy the rut—that’s where we can discover a new path. Enjoy the wobble—that’s where we find the variances that light us up. Enjoy the learning—it’s where we can never fail. Enjoy the limitations—it’s where we find awe and creativity. Enjoy the choices we make as well as the plans that change—they’re often the making of our lives. Enjoy the comparisons with another—it’s where we find our secret joy. Enjoy the questions—because life would be dreary if we had all the answers. Enjoy the doing—because the joy is in the doing, not the done. Enjoy the incomplete—because that means there’s more to come. Enjoy the moments—if we tend to them, if we get the good out of every bit of them, what a life we’ll have created.