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Unreal Conditionals

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  • I’m constantly micromanaged at work. I feel increasingly anxious.
    → If I weren’t constantly micromanaged at work, I might feel less anxious.
  • I don’t map out my goals. I feel like every day at work is Groundhog Day.
    → If I mapped out my goals, work might not feel like Groundhog Day.
  • I’m too attached to my comfort zone. I don’t advocate for myself.
    → If I weren’t so attached to my comfort zone, I might advocate for myself.
  • I don’t stick to a better routine. I don’t have enough energy to carry out more tasks at work.
    → If I stuck to a better routine, I could carry out more tasks at work.
  • I didn’t slow down at the traffic lights while cycling. I had an accident.
    → If I had slowed down at the traffic lights, I might not have had an accident.
  • I didn’t spend enough time with my niece and nephew. We grew a bit distant.
    → If I had spent more time with my niece and nephew, we might not have grown distant.
  • I didn't cut down on fast food, that's why I couldn't lose weight.
    → If I had cut down on fast food, I could have lost weight.
  • I didn’t stick to a better routine last year. I slipped back into old habits.
    → If I had stuck to a better routine last year, I might not have slipped back into old habits.
  • I didn’t try to learn new things. I didn’t tap into my potential.
    → If I had tried to learn new things, I might have tapped into my potential.
  • Her goals are vague. She can’t set herself up for success.
    → If her goals weren’t so vague, she could set herself up for success.
  • I don’t advocate for myself at work. My ideas go unnoticed.
    → If I advocated for myself at work, my ideas might not go unnoticed.
  • I didn’t get round to learning a new skill. I stayed at the same professional crossroads.
    → If I had got round to learning a new skill, I might not have stayed at that professional crossroads.
  • I don’t stick to a better routine. Maybe that's why I slip back into old habits.
    → If I stuck to a better routine, I might not slip back into old habits.
  • We didn’t follow the itinerary during our trip. We missed a lot of places.
    → If we had followed the itinerary, we might not have missed so many places.
  • I didn’t map out the steps of my project. I didn’t follow through on it.
    → If I had mapped out the steps of my project, I could have followed through on it.
  • I try to carry out too many tasks simultaneously. I feel anxious all the time.
    → If I didn’t try to carry out so many tasks simultaneously, I might feel less anxious.
  • I never map out my projects. I can’t follow through on them.
    → If I mapped out my projects, I could follow through on them.
  • I didn’t call it a day when I was exhausted. I overworked and couldn't fall asleep.
    → If I had called it a day earlier, I might have slept better.
  • I didn't carry out every step of my plan. That's why I didn't achieve my full potential.
    → If I had carried out every step of my plan, I could have achieved my full potential.