How do you handle flat periods psychologically?

Weeks of breakeven grind on the psyche differently than losses do: no crisis, just doubt. The temptation is to change something — anything — to feel movement again.

What's your experience?

• how flat stretches feel for you
• what you do (and don't) change during them
• how you stay patient when nothing's happening

The expectancy guide explains why flat stretches are normal.