@jeremy7372

1 year ago

I've been trying all summer to create a more perfect routine, constantly writing down important goals and behaviors I want to adopt. I would write down all the things I wanted to do, then proceed to do like three of the easiest tasks on the list, then play video games, then forget it for like a week. Recently I took a test to see my best and worst soft skills. What I found was my worst score was in self-monitoring. But of course, I already knew that. For so long I have been trying to change the biggest flaw within my character and failing pretty miserably. I was trying to fix myself instead of accepting myself. My best score on that test was believing in myself This week, instead of trying to meticulously create the perfect schedule for myself, I decided to lean into my biggest strength. I flat out refused to manage my time, because I clearly wasn't good at it. As it turns out, even without a schedule I knew exactly what I had to do. Instead of writing down due dates for assignments I was going to ignore, I decided to just read the textbook. I started reading the required chapters a whole two days before it was due, which is a lifetime for a procrastinator like me. When I ignored everything else and did what I knew I needed to do, I actually found it very easy to stay on task. No planning required. I guess my broader understanding from this is that it's crucial that you focus on improving your strengths instead of your weaknesses. Weaknesses can be minimized, delegated, overridden, ignored. Strengths can get things done. Understanding your weaknesses and not trying to fix them is essentially what self-acceptance is, and it seems like it's the only way for the best parts of you to shine.

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