this is something I’ve been trying to understand for a while

What does it mean to “do your best”?

Are you legitimately always trying to do your best, or are you often titrating your effort based on your internal reserves?

What does “your best” mean to you?

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    13·
    6 months ago

    Are you legitimately always trying to do your best,

    No. I do my best when I feel like it or care about the task at hand. To me it means putting in earnest effort with the goal of achieving

    • keepcarrot [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      9·
      6 months ago

      earnest effort with the goal of achieving

      Yeah. For ages, I thought “do your best” was “literally kill yourself in service of this goal you promised to do” be it doing the dishes or homework, which meant I pretty much never bothered.