Shoutout to the guy at the coffee shop who always brings his own mug, because I used to just grab a paper cup every morning but after seeing him do it for 6 months straight, I finally bought a travel mug and now I feel guilty on the days I forget it. | Everyday Ethical Dilemmas - Rigidtalk
Shoutout to the guy at the coffee shop who always brings his own mug, because I used to just grab a paper cup every morning but after seeing him do it for 6 months straight, I finally bought a travel mug and now I feel guilty on the days I forget it.
I mean, it's just a small thing, but idk, seeing someone else make that choice every single day made me actually think about the waste, so I switched about a month ago and now I'm stuck wondering if buying one reusable mug even makes a difference or if I should be doing more, like, has anyone else felt this weird pressure after making one small change?
Honestly it felt like a show for a while. What helped was dropping the "perfect" version of the habit and just doing a tiny bit. Like if it's working out, just putting on the shoes and doing five minutes. After a few weeks of that, it started to feel real again, not just something to post about. The guilt faded when the action became small and automatic.