No amount of metacognition or framing has ever gotten me out of a rut. > Internal resistance is not immovable — it responds to reason, to alternative scenarios

No amount of metacognition or framing has ever gotten me out of a rut. > Internal resistance is not immovable — it responds to reason, to alternative scenarios, to making space for the emotions that seem like such a threat This has not been my experience. My own internal resistance responds to people being impressed with what I'm doing and expressing that to me, or a eureka moment (which typically come when I'm watching Star Trek or cooking a meal or doing some other activity instead of the thing I'm trying to accomplish). The eureka moment trigger is a special circumstance though; most of the time if there's a puzzle to solve I won't disengage from the problem. Usually I just have seemingly random bouts of productivity. I feel very fortunate to have a job that allows me to work when I'm mentally able.