Doug
@drdougbrackmann.bsky.social
Psychologist. Shooter. Author. Built Driven to help people like me, intense, restless, wired different, to find peace without losing our edge. Two PhDs, still learning. No fluff. Just real work for real people.
That’s not facts. That’s confirmation bias.
The brain looks for evidence to match your internal story.
Feel like a failure?
You’ll find proof you’re failing.
Feel discontent?
You’ll only see what’s not working.
The brain looks for evidence to match your internal story.
Feel like a failure?
You’ll find proof you’re failing.
Feel discontent?
You’ll only see what’s not working.
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
That’s not facts. That’s confirmation bias.
The brain looks for evidence to match your internal story.
Feel like a failure?
You’ll find proof you’re failing.
Feel discontent?
You’ll only see what’s not working.
The brain looks for evidence to match your internal story.
Feel like a failure?
You’ll find proof you’re failing.
Feel discontent?
You’ll only see what’s not working.
But here’s the truth:
The part of you resisting change is the same part trying to protect you.
It’s wiring, not a weakness.
The part of you resisting change is the same part trying to protect you.
It’s wiring, not a weakness.
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
But here’s the truth:
The part of you resisting change is the same part trying to protect you.
It’s wiring, not a weakness.
The part of you resisting change is the same part trying to protect you.
It’s wiring, not a weakness.
Which means “safe” can feel boring.
“Stillness” can feel dangerous.
And real change, the kind that requires slowing down and sitting with discomfort, can feel like death.
So we avoid it.
Sabotage it.
Convince ourselves now isn’t the right time.
“Stillness” can feel dangerous.
And real change, the kind that requires slowing down and sitting with discomfort, can feel like death.
So we avoid it.
Sabotage it.
Convince ourselves now isn’t the right time.
January 29, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Which means “safe” can feel boring.
“Stillness” can feel dangerous.
And real change, the kind that requires slowing down and sitting with discomfort, can feel like death.
So we avoid it.
Sabotage it.
Convince ourselves now isn’t the right time.
“Stillness” can feel dangerous.
And real change, the kind that requires slowing down and sitting with discomfort, can feel like death.
So we avoid it.
Sabotage it.
Convince ourselves now isn’t the right time.
🧠 We unpacked this live last week. It hit hard.
👉 What do you feel when you slow down and get present?
👉 What do you feel when you slow down and get present?
January 28, 2026 at 2:31 PM
🧠 We unpacked this live last week. It hit hard.
👉 What do you feel when you slow down and get present?
👉 What do you feel when you slow down and get present?
What you think is the present moment…
Is often just your body’s reaction to the future.
This is one of the hardest truths for Driven minds to accept.
And the gateway to actual peace.
Is often just your body’s reaction to the future.
This is one of the hardest truths for Driven minds to accept.
And the gateway to actual peace.
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
What you think is the present moment…
Is often just your body’s reaction to the future.
This is one of the hardest truths for Driven minds to accept.
And the gateway to actual peace.
Is often just your body’s reaction to the future.
This is one of the hardest truths for Driven minds to accept.
And the gateway to actual peace.
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Jump in. It’s free. It’s real. You won’t regret it.
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Jump in. It’s free. It’s real. You won’t regret it.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
In our free community, we’re having real convos on how to actually grow,
With others who think like you, talk like you, and get it.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/oiaxdrvgdm link]
Jump in. It’s free. It’s real. You won’t regret it.
With others who think like you, talk like you, and get it.
👉 https://f.mtr.cool/oiaxdrvgdm link]
Jump in. It’s free. It’s real. You won’t regret it.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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If you’re Driven, you need change that starts smaller than your excuses.
One breath. One rep. One minute.
That’s how real momentum begins.
🧠 We broke this down live yesterday — if you missed it, don’t worry.
One breath. One rep. One minute.
That’s how real momentum begins.
🧠 We broke this down live yesterday — if you missed it, don’t worry.
January 22, 2026 at 8:35 PM
If you’re Driven, you need change that starts smaller than your excuses.
One breath. One rep. One minute.
That’s how real momentum begins.
🧠 We broke this down live yesterday — if you missed it, don’t worry.
One breath. One rep. One minute.
That’s how real momentum begins.
🧠 We broke this down live yesterday — if you missed it, don’t worry.