Sometimes our capacity for metacognitive reason is in conflict with our capacity for selfconscious motivation. I feel you. Still, I encourage you to persevere w

Sometimes our capacity for metacognitive reason is in conflict with our capacity for selfconscious motivation. I feel you. Still, I encourage you to persevere where able. Imagine a world where DnD-style fantasy magic appeared over night, and your friend refused to learn it because the looming threats to their occupational identity made them sad... I think you'd try to appeal to their reason, in the long term!