Changing your life doesn’t always require a grand spiritual awakening. Sometimes it just means arguing with your inner critic until it gives up and lets you eat your sandwich in peace. Here are five tiny-but-mighty mindset shifts that actually make a difference:

1. “I Don’t Have to Be Perfect. I Just Have to Be Awake-ish.”
Perfection is exhausting. Coffee and bare minimum effort? Surprisingly effective. Do your best. Or your medium. Honestly, medium is underrated.

2. “Resting Isn’t Laziness. It’s Strategic Napping.”
The hustle cult is lying to you. Burnout doesn’t make you a hero. Take naps. Take breaks. Take your damn PTO. (And maybe your cat. They deserve it too.)

3. “Other People’s Opinions Are None of My Business.”
Some people will judge you for eating cake for breakfast. Let them. You’re not here to win approval. You’re here to enjoy your cake and your weird, wonderful life.

4. “I Can Start Over at Any Time—Even 3:42 P.M. on a Tuesday.”
You don’t need to wait for Monday. Or a new month. Or divine intervention. You can pivot mid-chaos, mid-lunch, mid-existential crisis. New day, who dis?

5. “Feeling Like a Hot Mess Doesn’t Mean I’m Not Making Progress.”
Growth is loud. And messy. And full of weird feelings and impulse Amazon purchases. But it’s still growth. Keep going, glorious disaster. You’re doing amazing.

Moral of the story:
Change your mind, and your whole weird, wonderful world starts to shift. Also, drink water. And maybe unfollow that one person who makes you feel like a potato.