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solving the wrong problem.

Motivation and willpower rarely turn out to be the real issue. Most of the time, the problem being solved isn’t the one that’s really there.

A month can feel like it disappeared without a trace. Going back through the diary usually tells a different story.

It worked for a day or two, then stopped, and the easy conclusion is that something’s wrong with you. Something else is going on.

Ten days away, my first real holiday in seven years, and a plan that meant coming back didn’t undo any of it.

Admin, quick wins, tidying, done first, every time. The important task keeps waiting, and there’s a pattern worth spotting.

Coming back from a break doesn’t have to mean starting over. There’s a short window right at the start that’s worth using properly.

Twenty years of experience and a business that had already worked once. Neither one carried over the way I expected.

Notebooks, apps, spreadsheets, colour-coded systems. None of them lasted more than a few days, and I finally figured out why.