“It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don’t want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process is to guarantee disappointment.” - James Clear
“If you want to do something, make a habit of it, if you don’t want to do that, don’t, but make a habit of something else instead.” — Epictetus
At 6:47 one morning, I came home from the hospital with the taste of stale coffee still in my mouth and a small rule waiting for me- before I touched my phone, I had to write for forty-five minutes.
I had kept the rule for eleven days. That morning I was still in scrubs, too tired to shower, and the document I had been working on was open on my desk. I told myself I’d answer one message while the kettle boiled, then begin.
I sat on the edge of the bed and opened WhatsApp. There w…
