Comments on: It doesn’t have to be great

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:18:02 +0000

In reply to Ali Clark. @Ali - so glad this post was helpful for you. Yep, we all wind up on the struggle bus sometimes. It's fine to do what we can to just keep going. Hope you are doing well!

By: Ali Clark

Ali Clark — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 18:35:33 +0000

Laura, I read this when the email was sent and this morning was just on the struggle bus. The words “it doesn’t have to be great” came to mind. So I searched for the email and reread it. That line has become my new favorite of late, it’s simple and easy for my brain to absorb during this time of month when brain fog is real and energy is low. Anyways, thank you for that one liner and this post. It’s super helpful on days like today to remember you know, “it doesn’t have to be great.” Just that phrase lightens the load.
Request: will you make that subject a Vanderhack? I loveeee that Substack let’s you play the audio of your Vanderhacks and I’d love to be able to save this one and listen in to it when I need that load lightened and the reminder:
“It doesn’t have to be great.”

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:10:28 +0000

In reply to Yukun Wu. @Yukun - thanks for your good wishes. I am mostly writing the sonnets just to write them (for myself) but I might publish the better ones some day. We shall see!

By: Yukun Wu

Yukun Wu — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 19:38:19 +0000

Yes, Ms. Laura Vanderkam, I also think that the point of a project like this is to just keep going. An example of a project that I have done is to recycle the bottles that I have.
I also hope that you are recovering from the back pain.
In the meantime, I wonder: Did you write the sonnets just for yourself to read, or you’re going to publish them? Or are there some other purposes?

By: Laura Vanderkam

Laura Vanderkam — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:10:47 +0000

In reply to Linda W..

@Linda- thank you! Yep, with a lot of things it is better to just keep going. Quality will come from quantity, because the more stuff you produce, the better the odds that at least some of it is decent!

So glad you enjoyed I Know How She Does It – I hope the time tracking proves useful 🙂

By: Linda W.

Linda W. — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:33:31 +0000

This was a good post – very encouraging! I sometimes put off journaling because I feel like I don’t have anything important to say- but you are right – it doesn’t have to be great. Plus in whatever I do, nine times out of ten when I just do it I am glad I did even if I didn’t do a perfect job. Also just read your book “ I Know How She Does It “ and really liked it ! Inspired me to start tracking my time!