<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Reflection on Yutong Jin</title><link>https://yutongjin.com/tags/reflection/</link><description>Recent content in Reflection on Yutong Jin</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://yutongjin.com/tags/reflection/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Put down your feelings</title><link>https://yutongjin.com/posts/411_learning/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://yutongjin.com/posts/411_learning/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="-rebuilding-trust-in-effort--a-practical-framework"&gt;🧠 Rebuilding Trust in Effort — A Practical Framework&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2 id="-core-insight"&gt;🎯 Core Insight&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You’re not someone who lacks discipline or ability.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You lost trust in effort.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From some of your past experiences, your brain learned:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;“Effort does not guarantee results”&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So later, you subconsciously held back to avoid disappointment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="-the-real-problem"&gt;⚠️ The Real Problem&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s not:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Laziness&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lack of ambition&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A broken feedback loop between effort and reward&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;hr&gt;
&lt;h2 id="-what-you-need-to-rebuild"&gt;🔁 What You Need to Rebuild&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You need to re-establish this loop:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>