Post #005

I have one page done! At least 90 more to go 🫠

But hey! A win is a win, and after months of not being able to have anything done, this is big. A 100% increase in production(?).

It's not much, it's only 500-ish words. But it feels like I took out a tiny pebble from my shoe. I'll have something positive to tell my therapist tomorrow!

I'm torn between celebrating the tiny win or not giving it enough credit because it's so small. But part of my brain says "you have always minimized your achievements, how about we try the opposite route now?". To have something you never had you must do something you've never done, or something like that.

So I think I'll go the "celebrate" route tonight. I'll go make myself a nice cup of tea, something tasty to eat, fill my hot water bag (it's getting cold), feed my cats and get in bed all before 10 pm. Maybe watch a tv show or read a bit. Ah... it sounds nice already.

But I don't have to forget that there's (a lot) more to do. But one step at a time. Next step:

Action: write about why it's important to communicate science (the topic of the page I just wrote).

I don't think it will take long, but I have been burned so many times by that assumption that I don't dare to believe it this time. I think it won't take long, but I know I'm wrong.