Do your worst

"When choosing a new habit, many people seem to ask themselves, “What can I do on my best days?”
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The trick is to ask, “What can I stick to even on my worst days?”
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Start small. Master the art of showing up. Scale-up when you have the time, energy, and interest." James Clear

I can bear this out in practice. I have been ill for over five years.  It has sapped away my stamina and muscle mass.  On my worst day, I may have to take the dog on 3 short walks because that is all I have the mojo for that day.  My self-confidence has shifted.  What was once my worst day is now a pretty find day of work. Things I used to do were the exploits of a different person.  My current joke with myself is that I have skipped my 60s and jumped into my late 70s.  So I have terrific stamina for an 80-year-old.  The study and writing hobby is the new me.  I can handle sitting up at my desk and learning something new every day.  This is my best kind of day.  Hauling dive gear down a dock to a research boat at 6 am is not my best day anymore.  When monitoring my best self, I have thrown the old playbook out.  So just like this quote from James Clear suggests, I am scaling up, showing up, and getting to know the current version of me without judging myself for what I used to do.