Rewiring Your Weakness?
It's day 228 of documenting 2025.
Happy Weekend, dear reader ☺️
If you're just reading this post for the first time, you may be wondering...what's the line above?
Well, it's me counting down the days to 2026....and building my 365-day writing streak.
I want to start this post with this:
"When you understand the mechanics of your weakness, you can rewire it into a strength."
The keyword, REWIRE.
I realize just now...that our brain is basically a big supercomputer.
Bad wiring leads to bad system processing.
That is, bad patterns lead to bad character or behavior.
The same goes for the good.
And it all comes down to how we think...as well as our habits.
When you become self-aware of the patterns of your weakness (what triggers it), you can replace a factor or two and transform it into something that makes you stand out.
It sounds simple, right? And it is.
You can just start by writing with a pen on paper ✍🏼
Write all about your weakness.
If it's a habit, write down how often you do it. If it's a behavior, write down what triggers it. If it's something you use everyday, write down how it makes you feel.
By writing down all this, you're starting to lay out a pattern in the open.
The more you do this, the easier it will be for you to identify the main factors.
Then you can replace them with new factors (healthier options or habits).
It takes a while for new habits to stick tho...so rewiring your weakness into a strength might take a while.
At this point, you have to be patient and self-compassionate.
It will work out eventually.
Whew! 😄
That was quite a lesson, wasn't it?
I feel like I needed to share this, and remind myself as well.
We can now proceed to the usual sections...Highlights and any of the others (Chat with AI, Meditations, Or Lanterns)
Let's see which one gets picked.
365 Days With Self-discipline
📌 On Going Where Your Eyes Go
"In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go.
The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle."
Quote by Garth Stein
When you face hardships and feel like you’re about to crash, heed the
advice of racing drivers: look at where you want your car to go, not at the wall you want to avoid hitting.
In practical terms, this means focusing on taking the next step to solve the difficult situation instead of busying your mind with worrying about what will happen if you don’t manage to succeed.
Doing the latter is not only a waste of energy, it also actively works against you by convincing your brain that the failure is inevitable, thereby making it less likely that you’ll avoid it.
For example, I was once close to being forced to close my business because I didn’t have sufficient money to keep it running.
Instead of thinking about closing up shop and worrying about how it would affect my long-term goals, I focused on the next step I could take — doing whatever I could to secure some money to keep the business afloat.
Instead of staring at the wall, I looked down the track and managed to avoid hitting the wall.
Adopt the same attitude when dealing with problems and setbacks.
Obsessing about the imminent failure guarantees it, while holding the steering wheel tightly and looking down the track increases your chances of escaping
such a fate.
PS. I shared the whole note...and the author, Martin Meadows, uses his story as an illustration here.
In one sentence, I'll say,
Keep your attention on the path, not on the difficulties you might encounter while on the path.
Now, I think I'll share a poem from my newest collection, Lanterns For The Lost.
And of course, a line to reflect on.
The Weight of Your Own Soul
How long will you trade your crown for dust?
Bend your spine to win favor from shadows,
as if your worth were written
in someone else’s trembling breath.
You have one life.
One heartbeat counting down.
And yet you scatter it
entrusting your happiness
to the tides of other people’s moods.
Are you distracted by their noise?
Then retreat.
Find silence deep enough
to hear your own pulse.
Turn from the whirlwind
and ask your mind what it was made for.
For toil without purpose
is just another form of sleep.
And even the busiest hands
can belong to the most wasted life.
No one drowns by ignoring another’s storm,
but who can survive
without watching the currents of their own soul?
Stop drifting.
There is work to do within.
The kind that saves you.
Something to think about
Where have I handed my peace or purpose to someone else’s approval?
How can I take it back today?
That's deep 😌
Most people don't realize that they've handed their purpose to someone's approval.
If it doesn't work, they toss their dreams aside and do what 'the others' are doing.
I used to do that before....but I've retreated, and I'm doing the work that must be done.
Time will tell if I did well.
I think one poem is enough...
You can read more poems and see more reflective lines in the full book.
Let me know what you think when you're done reading. I would love to know.
I'm Duon Ada.
I'm documenting 2025.
And I'll see you tomorrow
Ciao 💕
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