is it bad if it's only a little?

recently i've been mulling the idea that some times things that are Bad Ideas are also necessary.

now hear me out on this one...

sometimes in order to go from being an absorbing, consuming Bad Idea, one needs to stop trying to shove the Bad Idea into a little box to be stashed away in the far corners of one's mind long enough to just go with it. not completely and not without knowing that it's a Bad Idea, but go with it. just enough to take the mystique-fueled wind out of its sails. just enough to reassure yourself that the world will go on even if you do the one thing you're convinced will grind the earth to a screeching halt.

you can't do it to convince yourself that it's a good idea after all. you can't do it on the spur of the moment (unless you've already thought about it). you can't do it unless you can honestly tell yourself that you'll be ok with the consequences (which you've considered).

but sometimes you just have to do it.