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What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?
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"You can't unshit yourself".
A bit crass maybe but it's always stuck with me. Basically a way of thinking in bad situations that need action eg if you've shat yourself, no amount of wishing you hadn't is going to change the fact that you've shat yourself, so what are you going to actually do about it?
Hopefully it's metaphorical but works on both counts.
There's a saying in portuguese that goes more or less like this: "what's a fart for someone who already shit themselves?"
Ie you're 30 minutes late another 5 isn't gonna make a difference. Just slow down
The version of this I use is "You can't unmash a potato."
"Shit don't change until you get up and wash your ass"
Embrace the Shat