doing what it’s built to do.
HACKS FOR HATERS
Cynicism is a thistle—prickly, persistent, convinced it’s protecting the garden. But left unchecked, it takes over. Like all habits, though, it can be hacked. You don’t have to believe in manifesting, mantras, or the healing power of kale smoothies. You just have to believe in your capacity to be 1% better today than you were yesterday. ●
REPLACE GRAND GESTURES WITH MICRO-SHIFTS. THE 1% RULE Instead of: “I’ll journal three things I’m
grateful for every morning!”—Try: “I’ll notice one non-awful thing today.” (Example: “My coffee didn’t taste like dishwater. Cool.”)
SEIZE A“GOOD ENOUGH”WIN IF “RAH-RAH SUCCESS” STORIES FEEL GOOFY, REFRAME PROGRESS.
“Did I survive today without fantasizing about moving to a cabin in the woods? Good enough.”
THE “F*CK EM” FUND BUDGET FOR SMALL REBELLIONS AGAINST DESPAIR. “I’ll donate $5 to counter something I detest… just out of spite.”
PESSIMISM WITH A TIME LIMIT
LET YOURSELF CATASTROPHIZE—BUT SET AN ALARM. “I’ll spiral about the state of the world for 10 minutes, then I get to go pet my dog for at least that long.”
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