Progressively Excused

You have two options:
Make Excuses.
Or make progress.

An excuse connotes your failure and is not a reason for failing.

I’ve always viewed an excuse as “I am a failure” whereas a reason is “I failed.”

An excuse is “I couldn’t get my arse out of bed in the morning, repeatedly, so I flunked college, but it’s not my fault!”

A reason is “I tried my damnedest, I just don’t understand the material (yet) and need more training, a little help, and some guidance.”

An excuse is when we try to externalize the reasons for our failure.

Progress is made when we internalize the reasons for an external failure.