An AuDHD person who planned to change their entire life in a day has already ruined it with a single deviation from their vision, it has been rumoured.

Des Ackerman, 40, was reportedly finally ready to clean their entire house, send the incredibly low-stakes texts they’d been putting off for a month, and do something about their Desk Drawer Full of Shite, but their planned breakfast of eggs was ruined by a lack of eggs in the fridge, meaning they could no longer adopt the identity of “egg eater who gets shit done”.

Ackerman said: “My avocado toast looked pitiful without the sunny-side-up eggs I had researched how to cook perfectly, and now the vision is gone. The motivation is gone. It all hinged on one tiny detail, and now the remaining 23 hours and a bit are basically worthless.”

“I know, I know, don’t let perfect be the enemy of good and all that. But I was planning to adopt that mentality once I’d caught up on all this stuff. Once I get to a point of flawless equilibrium, then I can abandon perfectionism and start living.”

“Tomorrow will be the day I catch up on today and also the past 30 years.”

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