There’s a difference between adjusting a system and negotiating with yourself.
Adjustment strengthens the standard.
Negotiation weakens it.
Adjustment sounds like:
• “This works better at a different time.”
• “I need a clearer start and stop.”
• “I need fewer inputs during the block.”
Negotiation sounds like:
• “I’ll do it later.”
• “I’ll make it up tomorrow.”
• “I’ll loosen it just for today.”
Today is about making one clean adjustment that helps you live your standard more consistently without lowering your expectation of yourself.
This is not about being easier on yourself.
It’s about being more precise.
This teaches discernment, not rigidity.