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The Mountain Is You

Reflections and lessons from reading 'The Mountain Is You' by Brianna Wiest. A series exploring self-sabotage, perfectionism, emotional processing, and the beliefs we carry without questioning them.

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June 11, 2026

The Mountain is You: Two Things I Keep Coming Back To

Two ideas that have been sitting with me: why your emotional reactions are usually just a story you made up, and why waiting for a "big bang" breakthrough is a trap. Your outcomes are governed by quiet, invisible micro-shifts, not sudden moments of passion.

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June 1, 2026

Fail From Effort, Not From Absence

A short section of 'The Mountain Is You' got me thinking about how often we let the fear of failure stop us from starting. But not starting isn't standing still — the world keeps moving, with or without you.

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May 27, 2026

I've Been Reading a Book That Won't Let Me Off the Hook

I picked up 'The Mountain Is You' expecting a casual read. Instead, it's had me interrogating my own patterns — why I don't follow through, why I wait for perfect, and why I sit in my own feelings without actually understanding them. Three reflections that have been sitting with me.