Why Does Your Phone Always Win? It Might Not Be a Willpower Problem
If you keep doing things you don't actually want to do, maybe you don't need more willpower. I'm experimenting with making distractions harder, the things I value easier, and designing my environment to work with my ADHD rather than against it.
You Want to Spend Less Time on Your Phone - So WHY Do You Keep Picking It Up?
I’ve cut down my phone use, but I still catch myself picking it up without really deciding to. So for one week, I’m paying attention to every unplanned reach — not to stop myself, but to find out what I’m actually looking for.
Stop Telling Yourself You Need More Time
I kept telling myself I didn't have enough time for creative hobbies. Then I started paying attention to where my afternoons were actually going — and realised I might not need more time at all.
One Day, Later Becomes Now
When I was 22, I thought I had bags of time. Now I’m looking back at the things I kept putting off — and thinking about what I want the next twenty years of my life to look like.
Why Motivation Is Bullshit (But Momentum Isn’t)
Motivation is bullshit. Your brain doesn't hand out motivation before effort — it rewards you after. So why are we always waiting for it? The real secret isn't feeling ready. It's momentum: picking up the pencil, rolling out the mat, hitting record. Do it before you feel like it, and keep doing it until you become the kind of person who just... does.
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