Why you don’t do harder things.
A problem of proximity.
Why you don’t do harder things.
Think.
This is not a problem of limited resources, talent, time, or energy.
It’s a problem of proximity. You always keep a pacifier nearby.
A snack.
A scroll.
A small task that tricks you into thinking you are moving.
Every tap, every tab, every buzz keeps you busy, not alive.
Never confuse movement with action.
— Ernest Hemingway
Busyness is minutiae.
You call it productivity. But it’s entropy in disguise.
It kills your flow —the optimal state of effortless focus, execution, and a lot more— dragging you to stress or boredom.
We weren’t built for comfort.
We were built for challenge and change.
The world drowns you in wonders.
But school trained you to reach for comfort, permission, and short-term pleasure.
Food can be so much more than fuel. To connect. To cherish.
But it can also be a Netflix break and sedative.
Internet can help you connect. Grow. Learn. Become wealthy.
But it can also be the silent killer of your future.
Hard things demand silence.
Stillness. Space.
If you allow, pacifiers will fill that space with noise and waste.
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So How To Do Hard Things?
Remove the ‘nice’ stuff when you have to. Calvin’s dad showed the way:
You don’t have to have a hobby you hate.
You have to remove what steals from your future.
Notifications. Tabs. Emails.
Everything that gives you a feel-good hit before you have earned it.
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It’s not lack of resources.
It’s cowardice in disguise as convenience.
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You want to feel alive? Stop numbing yourself.
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Do the hard thing.
Not because it’s noble.
But because it matters. Because it will get you back to your flow.
Lifeward,