Days when you can't move aren't a matter of willpower

To start with the conclusion, days when you can't move are not because your willpower is weak.
"You have no motivation" or "You're being lazy."
Before you jump to those conclusions, there is something I want you to know.

When days where you can't move continue,
you feel disappointed in yourself or anxious.
But in many cases, the problem is not your willpower, but your state.

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What is happening in your body and mind when you can't move

When you can't move,
・Fatigue has accumulated
・You have a lot of anxiety or things on your mind
・Your feelings haven't caught up

These factors are overlapping.

Even if someone tells you to "do your best" in this state,
it's like stepping on the accelerator while the brake is engaged.

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The weaker your willpower, the easier it is to blame yourself

It might be surprising, but
the people who worry about not being able to move are the ones who are serious.

People who truly have weak willpower
don't really care if they can't move.

The moment you think "I have to do something about this,"
you are already facing it enough.

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Don't turn days when you can't move into a "failure"

If you end a day where you couldn't move
as a "day where I couldn't do anything,"
only that memory will remain.

But,
if you accept it as "today was a day where I couldn't move,"
the damage to yourself will be smaller.

Just by changing your evaluation,
it becomes easier to return next time.

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You don't have to try to fix days when you can't move

Especially when you can't move,
you tend to look for causes or try to change your methods.

But,
today might not be a day to fix things, but a day to maintain them.

Not depleting yourself any further
is also an important choice.

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For those who still want to do something

"I feel anxious if I don't do anything."
I think there are people who feel that way.

At times like that,
please lower the hurdle for action to the absolute minimum.

Not thinking,
not feeling,
just one thing.

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One easy option

Don't interrupt what you are doing now.

You don't have to start.
You don't have to advance.
If you don't quit, that is enough.

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Summary
• Days when you can't move are not a matter of willpower
• It's just that your state isn't aligned
• By not blaming yourself, you leave room to return

Even if you couldn't move today,
that is not a failure.

You are currently
in the middle of properly getting back on your feet.