<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Arslan Virtus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arslan Virtus]]></description><link>https://www.arslanvirtus.com/feed</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:51:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.arslanvirtus.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The hidden cost of avoiding discomfort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine there's something in your life you've been putting off. A conversation you haven't had, a decision you haven't made, something you keep meaning to start. Now notice what happens when you avoid it. There's a moment of relief, the uncomfortable feeling goes away, at least for now. And your brain registers that. It files it away as evidence that avoidance works. The problem is that it works too well. Every time you sidestep something uncomfortable, you're teaching yourself that the...]]></description><link>https://www.arslanvirtus.com/post/the-hidden-cost-of-avoiding-discomfort</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69de631a698fcbe5d29f2475</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:57:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Arslan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your thoughts are not your enemy]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a common piece of advice that gets repeated constantly in self-help circles: change your negative thoughts into positive ones. Catch the bad thought, replace it with a good one, repeat until you feel better. It sounds reasonable. It almost never works long term. Not because the intention is wrong, but because the whole approach is built on a flawed premise: that your thoughts are the problem, and that the goal is to control them. Here's a different way to look at it. Your mind is...]]></description><link>https://www.arslanvirtus.com/post/your-thoughts-are-not-your-enemy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69de619e934ce577916b6f92</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:52:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e2c291_b005c91ce5014e8b981e57c79781143d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Arslan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>