I’ve spent a lot of my life obsessed with the “gain.” You know the one—that relentless push to be 1% better every day, optimize the morning routine, and treat my brain like a piece of software that just needs the right patch to finally work. “This isn’t a failure of optimization, it’s a sign that … Read more
The “Yet” Trap: Why Your Growth Mindset is Actually a Cage “I can’t do this… yet.” Have you heard that one? It’s the golden rule of the modern self-help industrial complex. The “Power of Yet.” The idea that you aren’t a failure; you’re just in a state of perpetual becoming. It sounds inspiring. It sounds … Read more
I don’t know about you, but I’ve spent a lot of time lately feeling like my “healing” was just another job I was failing at. You know the vibe—journaling at 6 AM, ten minutes of breathwork, a podcast on shadow work during lunch, and then lying in bed wondering why I still feel like a … Read more