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Why all-or-nothing thinking kills consistency

My workout routine has to be exactly forty-five minutes or it doesn't count so I skip it entirely when I only have thirty.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Perfect adherence becomes the enemy of imperfect progress.

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“Where Are You with Perfectionism and time?”

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