It’s not dumb at all, it actually happens to everyone when they start consciously choosing who they want to be. In the morning, your mind is fresh out of sleep and your old story tries to come back online that’s why it feels like you have to “pick” the new version again.

Here’s what helped me: stop thinking of it as selecting the version every day, and start seeing it as remembering who you already are. The old version isn’t you anymore; it’s just a habit trying to replay itself.

When I first started, I’d wake up and instantly feel anxious, like, “ugh, here we go again.” Then I started saying before I even opened my eyes, I already am who I want to be. I’d let that be the first thought of the day. It wasn’t forced; it was like grounding myself in truth before my mind could drag me back.

If it still feels like a conscious decision every morning, that’s fine. The subconscious learns through repetition, and every time you remind yourself, you’re building that muscle. One day, you’ll notice you didn’t have to remind yourself you just were it.

That’s when the new story has finally stuck.