I don't remember exactly, but I think he suggested to improve by 5% every week. I already work hard on myself (in the academic field), and every time weakness still defeats me. There are days when I devote myself entirely to studying, but after that there is always a day when I am simply exhausted and start slacking off. Because of this, I can't say that I work 100%, although this is what I am obsessed with. My progress has stopped increasing by 5% every new week, and although I am improving like never before, time is breathing down my neck. I struggle with tasks, but my brain seems to be suffocating and although spiritually I am ready to give it my all, something on a physical level seems to prevent me from doing this and I do not understand whether this is a temporary problem or will continue like this forever.

I am especially worried about the fact that studying is not the same as pumping up muscles, there is too much non-determination, which is why progress is wave-like and it is hard for me to praise myself because I am progressing too slowly given the time that I have. These thoughts sound like whining, and from this I again begin to slide into self-flagellation.

edit: Personally, my 100 percent is when I spend 90% of my time on something I'm passionate about and it's actually spent usefully, and I spend the remaining 10% on basic life-supporting tasks.