it seems like such a fake idea that the best way for me to get the energy to do things is to just...kinda pretend that i already have it??

how does that even work

@archenoth I tried this when my phone was dead but it didn't turn on

in seriousness I was told the same thing about mood, where you just smile and your mood improves slightly. it works sometimes, but maybe it's the absurdity of the concept that amuses me each time

@pilosophos my favorite tricks are definitely the ones where i realize i'm trying to trick myself, and somehow succeed anyway

like? how??