perfectionism? as an example? had opposite effect, demotivated me, and I found every interaction with my dogs unenjoyable because I was judging myself/my performance. I dealt with this by moving away from close scrutiny of my actions, trying to find joy in these interactions again, reinforcing myself for small successes and moving away from social media. I learnt to cope with 'mistakes' or errors I made. This new approach has had big impacts on my work as well, because I can now take a 'bigger picture' approach, where rather than my focus on the details making or breaking the outcome of something, they ensure I achieve the best I can but with the knowledge that