When life feels heavy

The Inner Critic: What It Is, and Why Arguing With It Doesn't Work

The inner critic is not a part of you that needs defeating, and arguing with it reliably makes it louder. What it actually is, where it came from, and what changes your relationship to it.

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No Motivation to Do Anything — When You're Not Depressed

If you have already ruled out depression and burnout and still cannot make yourself do anything, the useful question is a different one. Four explanations that come up regularly, and what each one responds to.

7 min read