Oh Yes: I Can Magazine

At 3 a.m., he whispered it: “I can’t.”

“Oh yes you can.”

The last page was blank except for a single sentence in small, neat type: “The only issue you’ll ever need. Renew your subscription by doing one impossible thing.” oh yes i can magazine

The first article was called “The Amateur’s Trap: Why ‘Talent’ is a Ghost Story.” It argued, with strange, vibrating logic, that the human brain physically restructures itself around the phrase “I can’t.” Each time you said it, the article claimed, a tiny bridge of neurons collapsed. Say it enough, and the chasm becomes permanent. At 3 a

And he felt it. A tiny, sad snap in his head. The bridge. At 3 a.m.