For me, it’s how much better I can do things I thought I was already fine at. Like engaging in conversations, handling complex logic, or just consciously relaxing.

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    10 months ago

    I’ve been on it for only two weeks.

    Everything. Everything was surprising. It’s not just the motivation, it’s emotional complacency that’s gone too. My doormat instincts are gone, I can politely engage with problems instead of avoiding them. I do the things that I want to do.

    On Saturday I did yardwork, took my youngest kid out for a run, then to the beach with our dog where tiny sunfish nipped at our legs, then rock climbing (she’s training for a team), then I made dinner from scratch, and then we went to a local free festival for bazaar shopping and a reggae concert with her big brother. It was amazing.

    I’m in my 40s and I’m retroactively angry about my life.

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      10 months ago

      I’m in my 40s and I’m retroactively angry about my life.

      I’m a lot younger, but I can relate. It feels like we’ve been robbed of a much better life we could’ve had, had we known sooner.