What's a phrase you hear a lot, but disagree with?
One that comes to mind for me: "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is not always true. Maybe even only half the time! Are there any phrases you tend to hear and shake your head at?
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I generally advocate for the complete opposite, as a person with AuDHD and a lot of executive dysfunction:
If an activity has value, then it is worth half-assing.
If you can go whole hog on it and do it with full effort, great! -- But you are often better off doing it kinda half-assed, knowing full well you didn't put your all into it, then you'd be if you just didn't do it because you can't do it "properly" and felt bad about it.
Be it work, schoolwork, cooking and eating, cleaning, self-care things. Whatever.
If it is an activity that has any value, it will still have more value when half-assed then it would have if you felt guilty for your inability to do it whole-ass and then just didn't do it.
Yes! After many years some family members realize they have adhd and this is exactly it! Thank you!