I agree, learning to direct focus can shine valuable light onto (often unreflected) self-narrative processing. Exercise never yielded the benefits I sometimes

I agree, learning to direct focus can shine valuable light onto (often unreflected) self-narrative processing. Exercise never yielded the benefits I sometimes saw in studies for me but every time I manage to motivate myself to do the healthy/sane/right thing against inner resistance, it leads to a small boost in self-respect that accumulates over time.