I've read a few articles about overcoming obstacles. Each of them were inspirational pieces that addressed the issue in terms of finding motivation, becoming stronger through adversity and staying goal oriented. All good stuff, and I think that anyone who writes on the subject needs to mention these aspects. This article, though, is a bit different. I want to address the phenomenon of internal resistance and its relationship to time. What is it that makes you feel that you don't want to worko...
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We've all heard the saying " What is bad for you feels good", "Being bad feels good" , or some variant of this. We have this thought chanted to us mantra-like throughout pop culture. The mindlessness of it is painfully difficult to endure, because it is half-truth. The other half is that it feels good to be good, but in a different way. Drinking, smoking, sugar eating (we should call that desserting), these activities are intoxicating. Literally in-toxicating. The brain swirling, body numbing...
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