You don’t have to be perfect to be happy - by Vivian Loh
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I was really happy yesterday for some reason.
You don’t have to be perfect to be happy Vivian Loh May 28, 2026 31 5 2 Share I was really happy yesterday for some reason. Nothing was optimal : I wasn’t particularly productive, didn’t feel particularly smart or confident, didn’t look particularly good, didn’t learn anything groundbreaking in my classes, didn’t pay complete attention to them, didn’t get as much exercise as I probably needed, didn’t eat particularly well, didn’t have a clear road ahead in terms of what work I needed to do… nothing was exactly how it should have been. But somehow, I was unusually happy — unusually satisfied —
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