Sixtyandme iconSixtyandmeSep 28, 2026

Why Do We Keep Doing the Same Things When We Know Something Needs to Change?

We can't quite put our finger on it, but we know something doesn't sit quite right. It's not like you're super unhappy or depressed, but something feels off and you can't quite work out what.

Why Do We Keep Doing the Same Things When We Know Something Needs to Change?

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We can't quite put our finger on it, but we know something doesn't sit quite right.

It's not like you're super unhappy or depressed, but something feels off and you can't quite work out what.

It's frustrating because, on paper, everything can look okay.

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We can't quite put our finger on it, but we know something doesn't sit quite right. It's not like you're super unhappy or depressed, but something feels off and you can't quite work out what. It's frustrating because, on paper, everything can look okay.

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It's frustrating because, on paper, everything can look okay.

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