I used to think it was just about trying harder, but I’ve personally realized that willpower is the smallest part of the equation. I’ve struggled with the same cycle of starting strong and then burning out until I started looking into the actual psychological barriers we put up for ourselves. I recently read a breakdown on the attainify website that perfectly explained why our brains naturally resist big changes, and it completely changed my perspective on goal setting. You can see the specific traps I’m talking about here: https://getattainify.com/blog/why-you-are-not-achieving-your-goals-7-psychological-traps-holding-you-back. For me, identifying these hidden patterns was the only way to actually start making progress that sticks.