High-pressure moments as a (fun) challenge

• Lack of motivation is not laziness, it's your brain conserving energy when your mood is low.
• Start with small, simple goals and build momentum from there.
• Connect tasks to things you care about, that internal drive is stronger than pressure.
• Build routines and hab...

When you think of your inner critic as a force outside of yourself and even give it a goofy nickname, it's easier to realize that you don't have to agree, and it becomes less threatening and more easy to see how ridiculous some of your critical thoughts can be.

• Your protein intake. Your muscles need adequate protein to repair themselves.
• Your calorie intake. Even if you eat a lot of protein, you won't build muscle if you don't eat enough calories daily.
• Your sleep schedule. You w...