“ “This Doesn’t Count” Loophole: **We tell ourselves that for some reason, this circumstance doesn’t “count.”** I lived in a group house after college, and my housemate’s boyfriend one day said to me, in a patronizing tone, “Boy, I wish I had as much free time as you do, to read for pleasure.” He practically lived with us, so I saw how he spent his time, and I answered, “But you have lots of free time, you watch a ton of sports on television.” He said, “Oh, that doesn’t count.” But everything counts. “ --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[story-bias]] , [[discipline]] , [[consistency]] , [[habits]] , [[bad-habits]] , [[mindfulness]] **Source** -- [[20240806084000 - B - Better Than Before]]