# Self-coercion or silencing doubt Tags: #dough I find self-coercion distasteful. I could never stick with those alarm apps that force you to take a picture of your shampoo bottle or something to tell the app you are awake. Pomodoros bother me too because it feels like trickery. If it was time for you to wake up, it wouldn't be hard. If it was something worth working on, you wouldn't need a pomodoro. But there's a fine line (or maybe not so fine, but it feels fine to me) between self-coercion and the teeny push that silences the doubt in your head and just gets you started. If you've ever seen Pixar's Luca, that's you yelling "silencio Bruno", silencing your doubts, and just starting. Need to find a balance that feels good.