The Devil

You say you are stuck in this job. You are staying in it. Those are different, and the second one has reasons you do not like to say.

What do you get from staying that you would lose by leaving: status, safety, the right to complain?

Write the honest benefit down today. Then decide if it is worth the price.

The habit that costs you money keeps you company. That is why you have not stopped it, not because you cannot.

What does the spending give you that you have not admitted you need?

Skip it once this week and notice what shows up in the gap.

You keep going back because the familiar hurt is easier than an unfamiliar quiet.

What does staying protect you from having to feel?

Do one thing this week that only makes sense if you are leaving, or only if you are staying. Not both.

One of these options is comfortable in the exact way that keeps you small. You already know which one.

Which choice would your friends be quietly relieved to see you refuse?

Refuse it today, out loud, to one person.

The story where you are stuck has a benefit. Nothing is expected of a stuck person.

What would people expect of you if you stopped describing yourself as stuck?

Say one sentence about yourself today with no 'stuck', 'trapped', or 'can't' in it. Then act on it once.

You are attached to being blocked. It has become part of how you talk about the work, and it excuses everything.

What would you lose if you were simply someone who makes things regularly?

Make something small and bad today, on purpose, and keep it.