How long can you keep it up before you burn out?

#391 – How long can you keep it up before you burn out?Your planning self, fueled by the Ghost of Exertion-to-Exhaustion (GoEtE), will say, "forever." It believes in endless energy––heck, it's not even aware of the concept of energy!Rest? What's that...

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Aug 02, 2025
What pushes you under the weather?

#390 – What pushes you under the weather?When you're on the verge of a big leap, fear may strike back, in a last attempt to stop you from entering the unknown.One of the ways it does it is by making you ill, an effort carried out by the Ghost of...

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Aug 01, 2025
What makes you give up on your ideas?

#387 – What makes you give up on your ideas?You have a brilliant idea to make something that'll change your life. You tell all your friends and send out a newsletter. It seems real.And suddenly, "rationality" appears: that's never going to work.If yo...

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Jul 29, 2025
Who are you: true to yourself or stuck in the past?

#386 – Who are you: true to yourself or stuck in the past?"This is who I am"/"this is not who I am" sound like powerful, poetic statements. But what do they mean and how do they stunt your growth?In early 2023, confused by perimenopause advice f...

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Jul 28, 2025
What keeps you tolerating low pay?

#384 – What keeps you tolerating low pay?Whatever your reasons, it all comes down to one: fear.Are you listing every more than reasonable justification for your tolerating less money than you need/want?Ok, I hear you. But now, hear the part of y...

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Jul 26, 2025
How does the need to prove keep you stuck?

#383 – How does the need to prove keep you stuck?Let's say you're right in a specific thing, and someone says you're wrong. What do you do?Option A: I gather all the evidence, lay out my best arguments, come up with new analogies to make my poin...

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Jul 25, 2025
Who appointed you keeper of right and wrong?

#381 – Who appointed you keeper of right and wrong?Growing up, you learned to distinguish between two fundamental sets of things: what got you love and attention, and what got you punishment and rejection By age 13, your Ghosts were active in your mi...

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Jul 23, 2025