Dr. K

So I, my daughter, here's a great example of just how powerful awareness is.

My daughter was trying to close the box of a board game.

I don't know if you've ever had this problem where, you know, if it's a little bit off, you can push down and it'll never close no matter how hard you push it.

And then all it takes is just a little adjustment and then it'll slide right down.

Easiest thing in the world.

So when we don't understand ourselves, when we aren't aware of what the problem is, then we can exert this.

And when you say, why is it so hard?

Because everyone is trying to push the door open when you've got to pull.

That's life.

Understand yourself.

Understand how you work.

Understand that a goal can actually inhibit your motivation.

If you get a little bit of feedback and the goal now feels harder, your mind will tell you, hey, it's not worth investing in.

Now you have to overcome that.

Understand.

that you actually don't control your thoughts.

You can never control your thoughts.

Imagine for a moment, if you agree with me, if I've made a logical argument and you now understand that you can't control your thoughts, you ask, why is it so hard?

Because everyone's trying to control their thoughts.

They're trying to swim up a waterfall and you ask why it's hard.