there are two versions of you:
- the you that wants to do good
- the you that wants to sabotage yourself
the version of you that exists to sabotage, i call it the 'shadow'. the version of you that exists to prosper, i call the 'self'.
the self makes the first move, it sets alarms, open laptops, goes to the kitchen, the self acts on highest intention, but just as about the self is going to follow through, the shadow whispers:
- you dont need to go today
- you can lay in
- youll fall off again, so whats the point.
and the worst thing is that the shadow will always sound like the truth. the shadow knows your insecurities, your past failures, your weak spots, so it feels natural and like youre rationalising with yourself.
but its not natural, its a pattern, and the only way out of a pattern is to track it, log when the shadow wins, log when the self wins, track where you re, how stressed you are, what triggered int, start collecting data about the shadow like your life depends on it, in literally every other field people make decisions ondata – so why are you guessing when it comes to the most important field, your mind.
i took some time to work out why people dont, it's because its hard and feelings lie, the shadow thrives in vagueness, but when you get specific and track it, you take its power away.
you don't need a planner, journal, affirmations, you need pattern recognition, you need to catch the moments before they happen.
this is why i built the shadow app, its data driven recovery, with real self tracking, and self analysis, it stops you hiding from understanding what is really going on in your brain, and makes you aware of how to tackle the shadow.
i want to make a career helping people, but if things don't work financially, we'll sort you out with a free year, so you can understand your shadow (im this confident the shadow is the reason you cant do things you say you do)
its time to take your life back
by foundtheglitch