08/01/2026
The problem isn’t your effort. It’s the direction.
There comes a moment in every high-functioning person’s life when effort stops working.
You double down. You try harder. You use more discipline.
And yet, you feel less effective and more exhausted.
In this culture, we are taught that this resistance is a sign of weakness. We think it means we are lazy or broken.
But here is the truth:
When the body stops responding to effort, it is not failing you. It is communicating with you.
It is asking a massive question:
Why are we forcing a direction that no longer fits?
Clarity doesn’t come from pushing past this feeling.
It comes from stopping long enough to listen to what it’s actually saying.
Drop a “Yes” if your body has been trying to tell you this.
