Saying a hard truth to yourself out loud, even alone in the car, makes it harder to pretend you didn’t know.

A thought can be half-held and easily unheld. It arrives, you look away, and ten minutes later you are not quite sure you ever had it. Saying it out loud changes its status, because now there is a moment you can point to, and the pretending gets harder.

There is probably one sentence you have been circling for weeks. Say it once, alone, in the car or in your room, where nothing happens as a result. Then notice it is still true in the morning, which is when you start doing something about it.