The Secret of Getting Good Is Not Focusing on How Good I’m Getting

I’ve started noticing the astonishing extent to which I’m busy worrying about how well I am doing instead of focusing on the task at hand. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*NZEWyAgjGqs5K5xxPiPi2w.jpeg" style="height:785px; width:700px" /> Not to brag, but I can distract myself with angst-ridden self-evaluation while doing almost anything, including but not limited to, writing cartoons, playing guitar, doing improv, fixing the toilet, ordering dinner, and even talking to my closest friends. I’ve been like this for as long as I can remember. <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*Hu1JzmgqTiL9g8KNAG9x6Q.jpeg" style="height:853px; width:700px" /> Not only is it perpetually exhausting, but it prevents me from giving my full attention to what I’m actually doing. This, of course, impedes my progress, further rubbing my face in the lack of achievement that I’m already panicked about which, in turn, gives me even less focus. <a href="https://betterhumans.pub/the-secret-of-getting-good-is-not-focusing-on-how-good-im-getting-60d646a05f9d">Learn More</a>