Theartfulage iconTheartfulageAug 31, 2026

How to keep going when you are totally over it, and why grinding harder is usually the wrong answer

When you are totally over it, the standard advice arrives in a voice that sounds a lot like a drill sergeant: push harder, stop making excuses, grit your teeth and grind. The state of being over it, that heavy, depleted, done-with-all-of-it feeling, […] The post.

How to keep going when you are totally over it, and why grinding harder is usually the wrong answer

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When you are totally over it, the standard advice arrives in a voice that sounds a lot like a drill sergeant: push harder, stop making excuses, grit your teeth and grind.

The state of being over it, that heavy, depleted, done-with-all-of-it feeling, […] The post.

It feels like the responsible thing, and it is usually the wrong move.

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When you are totally over it, the standard advice arrives in a voice that sounds a lot like a drill sergeant: push harder, stop making excuses, grit your teeth and grind. The state of being over it, that heavy, depleted, done-with-all-of-it feeling, […] The post. It feels like the responsible thing, and it is usually the wrong move.

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It feels like the responsible thing, and it is usually the wrong move.

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