Doing the bare minimum

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It’s how I’ve lived my life the past few years. I’m not recommending it to anybody but it works for me. For example, today was my day off; I meant to go to the dollar store but instead I slept in. In the morning I went to pick up my meds at Walgreens, then I drove through Carls Jr., came home and mopped the kitchen floor and put a load of rags in the washer. And that’s my day. I do about two or three things a day and call it a day. I can get away with it, I have little responsibility and lots of time. I can’t remember the last time I had a full day where I was out all day doing something. I have about 2 - 4 doctors appointment a month and little else is happening. I like it this way.

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I just do the bare minimum too.

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Yep im the same. Thats a lot of drs though? I see mine something like every 3-6 months

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I literally climb the walls if I am not busy with something.

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I also just about do minimum except for studying, in which case I do it for a long long time but progress only pages in hours.

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Right… Same

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I’m the same way. I’ll do just a couple things a day. And a lot of times if I’m not feeling it I’ll put something off. Things I’ve been needing to do I’ve spent the last three days doing. It’s getting done though. Now all I got tomorrow is morning walk with mom, laundry, and pick up mowing check. I might even put off laundry as I have clothes.

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I’m the same, if I do something I need rest days to recover, my brains are a bit tired these days

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I think that’s fair. You have a job that’s a lot already! Meds really wipe out ones energy. Life doesn’t work by magic. If you don’t have the energy it’s not possible to do it sustainably. Setting unrealistic goals for ones self just leads to disappointment and frustration.

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Sometimes it’s nice to do nothing, but I don’t last long on those days. I spend ample amounts of time looking at craft videos, something always makes me want to go “I want to make that”,

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Better to do a little each day, but consistently then push yourself too hard and have a meltdown then push yourself then breakdown and on and on

You can only do what you can do.

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I sort of make the energy as I go along. Once I’m on the river on a paddle board I am kind of committed.

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I can’t do too many things per day
If I push myself too hard I get overwhelmed and stressed out and then I’ll become unstable

So I try to avoid stress where I can

Doing a few tasks at a time seems to work for me

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