1455: If in doubt, Betty Crocker it! (Reprise!)

If you always feel an urge to reinvent the wheel, today I'm giving you a huge permission slip!

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Good morning, Daily Peppers, and a very happy Monday to you. So around here, we are people who try Really damn hard. And we also have dream shitters that tell us that we're lazy. And a lot of the time, it can feel like 1 big battle. One of the ways that I think this can really come out is how often we feel like we need to reinvent the wheel. It doesn't really matter what we're doing or whether it is in our zone of genius or not. Often, the easiest way just isn't an option, And we convince ourselves that we have to start from scratch. But today, I want to give you a huge permission slip just to Betty Crocker it.

Now I am not a baker. I love eating cake. I love thinking about making cake. But the actual process itself, I find nigh on infuriating. I make so much mess. I have so much to clean up. I inevitably burn something, And I hate whisking stuff. And that for me is where Betty Crocker comes into it.

Because honestly, I don't think it is possible to fuck up a Betty Crocker cake. And pro tip, if 1 year, for example, your oven just stops working, It is possible to microwave them and have a very, very edible cake. Now I've made quite a few Betty Crocker Cakes over the years, And not once has anybody accused me of cheating. Everybody I've baked a cake for has been more than happy. They've been really touched that I went to the effort. And it's been a job well done. And I think we could apply this so much to our lives. For a lot of us, we think that in order to show our love or to be thoughtful, we have to go to the end of the Earth for people.

But as eye roll worthy as it is, it really is the thought that counts. And the same way with creative projects, Even if there is an easier way to get started, our brains can convince us that we need to do absolutely everything from scratch Or it doesn't count. And we're kicking off this week with a huge dose of fuck that. You do not have to reinvent the wheel, And you certainly don't have to reinvent the wheel in areas of your life that aren't your forte Or that you have no real desire to get a huge amount better at. I've said this many times and I'll continue to say it many, many more times. The things that we can do to make things easier and the shortcuts we can take really don't make us lazy, But they're actually incredibly smart and strategic. So in case you need this reminder right now, stop reinventing the wheel. Try and make things easier for yourself.