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What I Do to Win the Inner Battle of a Tired Creative
One task, two voices, and a lot of sass
Thirty minutes. It’s really just thirty minutes I committed to. I recently committed to a 21-day writing challenge together with a fellow writer.
The goal: write every day for 30 minutes for the next 21 days.
And yet, I almost forgot about it today — as if I never even joined the challenge. As if we never talked about it ever.
When I realized I had nearly forgotten about the promise I made, it was roughly 10 pm.
Nighttime is never my energy peak. At this hour, I’m normally in the fetal position, eyes closed, dozing off. The brain is not braining. Quite the opposite, it’s shutting down. It’s a little bit as if you hear the sound of an old computer at the end of a workday.
Not this time though.
The inner dialogue
I hear two voices inside of me rising in the distance:
Voice of the Inner Critic: Nah, no way you can do this. It’s past your bedtime.
Voice of Determination: Don’t listen to that guy, you can do anything if you want to.
Critic: But do you really want to? It’s not that important, right?
