https://interruptions.net/literature/Wicklund-BASP81.pdf https://interruptions.net/literature/Wicklund-BASP81.pdf Is my go-to reference article. The idea of '

https://interruptions.net/literature/Wicklund-BASP81.pdf https://interruptions.net/literature/Wicklund-BASP81.pdf Is my go-to reference article. The idea of 'symbolic self completion' resonates so strongly with my personal experiences that 'talking depletes'. The less said about what you're working on, what your goals are, how you want to be, the better. The book "Ego is the Enemy" also explains this effect. (It may have been the origin idea that led me to chase down the research paper in the first place)