Why I Do This

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I Could Not Explain Why I Kept Going to the Same Class - why i do this

I Could Not Explain Why I Kept Going to the Same Class

When someone asked me a simple question about a habit I had kept for two years, I realized I did not have an answer, and that gap was worth sitting in instead of filling quickly.

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The Habit I Kept Because Stopping Felt Like Losing an Argument - why i do this
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The Habit I Kept Because Stopping Felt Like Losing an Argument

I noticed I was defending a habit more fiercely than I actually enjoyed it, and the gap between those two things turned…

The Habit I Only Kept Because I Was Afraid of Who I Would Be Without It - why i do this
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The Habit I Only Kept Because I Was Afraid of Who I Would Be Without It

I finally admitted that fear, not desire, was the engine behind one of my longest habits, and separating the two changed how…

The Question I Ask Before I Post the Before and After Photo - why i do this
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The Question I Ask Before I Post the Before and After Photo

I used to think documenting my progress was for accountability. Then I noticed I only wanted to document the good days, and…

Three Things I Do for Me and Three I Do for an Audience I Never Named - why i do this
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Three Things I Do for Me and Three I Do for an Audience I Never Named

I made an actual list, split down the middle, and the split surprised me more than I expected it to.