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emma's avatar

It's funny how having a little bit of success in one thing can counteract the defeatist part of your brain that thinks it is doomed to fail sp there's no point starting anything new, and that can give you the motivation you need to start something new. I've also found that sometimes I learn things from succeeding in one area about what works for me, what conditions need to be met in order for me to keep going, what ways of structuring or framing my approach stop me from sinking in the quicksand of defeatism, what tricks I need to play on my own brain to keep it happy - and then I can take those lessons to trick myself into doing the real shit I want to do.

So glad you're seeing progress and hope you find it infectious to other pursuits. Cheering you on!

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Monique's avatar

You've made amazing progress already, way to go!

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