Couldn't Do Versus Didn't Do

Couldn't Do Vs. Didn't Do

A few days ago, I had started writing a new blog post. I knew the topic would have been fascinating to write and read about. I wrote a sentence and then... nothing. The slide was as blank as it could be, a plain white rectangle. I could have finished writing it and gone to sleep with confidence, but I got distracted and didn't. 

With 2021 having just begun, I'm sure all of us plan to achieve the resolutions we have planned despite all the obstacles set in front of us. 365 days isn't as long as one might imagine it to be, and there's only one way to make the best out of it: If you should, Do if you can. Only 2 questions, "Should you?" and "Can you?", if they both answer "yes", don't procrastinate, you might forget to do it later.

But sometimes there's another more important task to complete, or it's not possible for you to do X at that moment. In those cases, we should change our priorities. It's all right that you couldn't achieve what you had set your sights on. Still, if you didn't do what needed to be done, that regret will set your self-esteem and morale back by many years and fee you a lot greater successes in the future, and you'll "be upset with the result you didn't get with the work you did't do" ~ Anonymous.

But it is important to not be striving to achieve unrealistic goals that result in negative emotions such as disappointment, frustration, and feeling like a failure. Prioritise your tasks and walk on step by step, remembering that even a small victory is a victory. This will make achieving your goals easier and simpler.

Push through and finish, it can be difficult, but the end result will make it all worth it. I promise! 

- Annanya Desai