- Probably Surfing Uncertainty.
- In https://the-simulation-strategists.beehiiv.com/p/being-stuck the author argues that the same process the reason feeling stuck can feel comfortable is, that sticking to predictions conserves energy.
- Quotes from the article:
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You think that being stuck is a permanent state, and this is the pattern you go through every time:
- You encounter a new challenge.
- Your brain resists it.
- It hasn’t been trained to handle discomfort effectively.
- You revert to what’s comfortable and familiar.
- You shut yourself off from potential growth and enlightenment.
- You feel stuck, unfulfilled and unhappy.
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When you face the challenge of feeling stagnant in your career, in your personal life, nothing seems to help you progress. You feel not just stuck, but regressing. The worst part of it was that in some strange way, it also feels “comfortable” being stuck. I’m sure you have that feeling, because we are wired the same way, and so do I.