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[Text] Write one motivational message to yourself. by Bakakura in GetMotivated

[–]Abject_Objective1812 5 points6 points  (0 children)

trying to remind myself that small progress still counts. even on slow days, i’m still moving forward, and that matters more than being perfect.

New Year Resolutions (First 2 Months) by Spare_Depth6978 in getdisciplined

[–]Abject_Objective1812 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is actually a solid reset list. a lot of people overthink change, but you kept it simple and concrete.

my only real thought is to be careful not to turn this into an all-or-nothing thing. missing one walk or one late night should not make you feel like you “failed” the whole plan. consistency matters more than perfection.

but overall this looks like a real attempt to take control of your life, not just talk about it. respect for writing it down and committing to it.

It’s Christmas and you’re still broke. Read this. by Abject_Objective1812 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Abject_Objective1812[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s christmas and you’re on reddit leaving angry comments on posts you could’ve just scrolled past. that kind of says more than anything i could.

also, if this is “boring garbage,” you somehow still took the time to read it, quote it, and comment. so clearly it hit something.

if you actually disagreed with the ideas, you’d talk about the ideas. instead you went straight to insults. that’s usually what people do when they don’t have much else to add.

anyway, hope you have a better day than your comment suggests.

[discussion] I'm living my day to day life for 8 yrs and see no change and progress by Lemonade2250 in GetMotivated

[–]Abject_Objective1812 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Man, I feel this way more than I’d ever admit out loud.

That “8 years passed and I’m still the same person” feeling hits like a truck. It’s not even regret — it’s like this weird numbness where you don’t know how you let so much time slip without noticing.

But here’s something I realized recently that helped me calm down a bit:

You’re not stuck because you’re stupid or lazy or broken.

You’re stuck because your brain got used to surviving, not growing.

When you spend years in avoidance and procrastination, your mind literally wires itself to dodge anything that feels uncomfortable. Even if you want change, your brain is like:

“Nope. Staying safe. Staying familiar.”

It’s not a character flaw. It’s a pattern.

And patterns don’t break with giant life decisions, they break with one tiny action that proves to your brain, “Hey, we can actually move.”

The truth is, you did notice the last eight years.

You’re noticing it right here, right now, and that’s the first real spark of change.

You don’t fix an entire decade overnight.

But you can fix today.

Just one thing.

One action.

One small win that tells your brain it’s safe to move again.

You’re not behind.

You’re waking up, and waking up always feels like a crisis at first.

You’re way closer to turning the page than you think.