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I suffered my whole adult life with acne scars very similar to yours. The only thing that actually helped me eliminate them completely was microneedling. After five sessions (one month apart), my acne scars are almost completely gone. Not only that, but my pores have also become virtually invisible. This tool is amazing if used consistently because... See more

Listening to the Huberman Lab podcast (which echoes a lot of good advice in this comment section, and focuses on physiology), and

Psychopharmacology, Modafinil is a slow acting long lasting weak dopamine reuptake inhibitor, so it’s non addictive and you can try it and see how it affects you as a diagnostic and if it works you take it as a treatment. There are other meds like Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) which are also quite safe and can help a lot with dopamine dysregulation.

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Fake it till you make it.

Whether it's a personality trait you're trying to stop, or a hobby that you want to spend more time on. It's hard to get going and do it. So the first step is to force yourself to do it.

You have identified your obstacle: "this invisible force"

Now penetrate into it with your mind / feelings, discover what it truly is, in essence. What is it, in and of itself? Sit quietly, relax, clear your mind and think. How do you feel? What is this force? Keep penetrating into it more deeply until you see it clearly enough for your purpose.

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I’ve often found that lack of motivation is a symptom of some other problem. Often the direction you think you need to motivate yourself toward isn’t the right direction, or sometimes there is a lot of FUD that’s blocking natural motivation from shining through. We’re inherently curious and excited creatures, so if you can find a way or area where ... See more

What you are describing sounds exactly like symptoms of ADD, basically executive functioning issues (the lack of ability to make yourself start tasks, yet desperately wanting to get things done and stressing about not being able to start).

I read Atomic Habits and, while reading, wrote 150 lines of a .txt file summarising the best parts. I still find it useful today.

For anyone interested, I'd recommend listening to the Atomic Habits episode of the "If books could kill" podcast. The hosts are twitter-esque at times, but they still manage to cover the book and point out it's weaknesses pretty well imo.

I'm always split on these types of books, because they don't necessarily need to be 100% scientific to have usef... See more