The guilt snack nobody ordered: A sneaky reason urges stick around
Ever notice how quickly a harmless urge turns into a full-blown self-improvement project?
You're scrolling your phone. And then your brain jumps in:
"I should be able to put this down.""Why am I doing this again?""This is such a waste of time."
We usually tell ourselves these things because we're trying to stop.
A little guilt should help, right?
Except it does the opposite.
Now you're not just...
Don't think about this: There is a difference between growth and tolerance
You’re learning how to shift your thoughts.And you’re getting kinda good at it.Maybe even a little competitive about it?
You’re in a difficult situation and you go to work.Reframing. Searching for a more helpful angle.There must be a way to choose a thought that makes this feel okay.
All this thought work feels productive. You want to be an A+ self-coacher.
But sometimes thought work turns into...
You're not late: What if this is exactly when it happens
After a long, long time of not exercising consistently, the two of us crossed over the 6-month mark of meeting daily at 5:30am to do strength training.
While every once in a while our brains offer us thoughts of pride in our consistency, way too often we hear the internal refrain of “I should have started this years ago.”
Exercising.Writing.Saving.Setting boundaries.Making that change you kee...
