Overcoming the ObstaclesImage

Instilling any positive habit in your life, like the techniques for creative growth, will almost certainly be met with resistance because you are instituting behavioral change. These changes require self-control, and research has shown that self-control is actually an exhaustible resource. You have only so much to give, so you often let those obstacles force you to slip back into your routine. Eventually, these slips lead to feelings of guilt, and to remove that guilt, you give up the fight.

The first step to overcoming those obstacles is to recognize them. This is harder than it seems. The reason the obstacles exist is ...

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