With imperfection established as normal, Deschene’s next move is practical: “give yourself credit for everything you’re doing right.” Many people track their mistakes with precision while allowing their efforts to fade into the background as “just what I should be doing.” This line challenges that mental accounting and asks for a fairer ledger.
In everyday life, that credit might be as modest as recognizing you answered the difficult email, took a short walk, showed patience with a child, or kept going despite low motivation. In this way, the quote reframes progress as something already happening—often quietly—rather than a distant milestone that only counts once you’ve arrived. [...]
