Q: i really really really want to do a thing. BUT. of all the paths i could take, the shortest/easiest one is still quite long and reasonably hard. and there are many things on the path to doing that thing that i DON'T want to do. so then i give up and say it won't be worth the long hard time. and i don't have any strategies to keep me from giving in to the pain and hard lonely times on the way. do you have any strategies for accomplishing the really difficult and unpleasant steps ~on the way~ to completing the thing i really want to do?
A: it just depends on how much you want it. if you want the results enough, it will happen. in the meantime, you can maybe strengthen your relationship to your desire for the results. become pen pals with the desire. check in, see how the desire is doing, throughout the day