Summary: Why we’d rather live in the possibility of greatness than risk proving we’re ordinary. Every night I know what works, yet I still delay. It’s not about not knowing—it’s about not wanting to face what happens when I actually try.
Every Night, Same Ritual Every night before a serious work session, I perform the same ritual. I take my phone, turn on airplane mode, enable Do Not Disturb, and literally throw it onto my bed. Then I sit at my desk with nothing but my work. After a few minutes of discomfort, something magical happens: I hit flow state. Pure, focused, deep work. The kind where hours pass like minutes and you forget to eat. But here’s the thing - I know this works. I’ve done it hundreds of times. Yet most nights,…