Starfish in tide pools wait out the low water. Holding on through a dry stretch is a skill, not a weakness.

Waiting well is an underrated ability. In a bad season there is often nothing to achieve and no clever move available, and the whole task is staying attached until conditions change, which looks like doing nothing and is genuinely hard. Endurance gets no credit because it produces nothing to show. The creatures that survive low water are the ones that hold on.

In a dry stretch, make holding on the plan rather than feeling guilty about the lack of progress. Keep the two or three things that keep you attached: one person, one routine, one reason.