Naming what a hard thing gave you, once you've really made peace with it. Never required, never rushed.
Thought
One passing mental event — a word, image or judgement. Not a fact.
Belief
The general stored rule behind many triggers — my effort doesn't count unless someone says so.
Trigger
The learned link between an event and a reaction: X = Y.
Self-talk
The everyday narrating, reasoning voice. Four kinds, below.
Ordinary self-talk
Rehearsing, working things through. Normal.
Chatter
Self-talk looping on one worry without moving. Ordinary: most people have it.
Inner critic
A recurring voice that judges, often someone's words absorbed early.
Distanced self-talk
Talking to yourself by name, like advising a friend.
Inner voice
The fast, first-second signal before self-talk builds a case.
Conscious mind
What's in attention right now — layer 1 of the dig.
Subconscious mind
Everything stored, running on autopilot — layers 2 to 4 of the dig.
Layer
One of five dig steps: moment, trigger, why, root, accept.
Root
The earliest moment a belief was installed — layer 4 of the dig.
Pattern
A root that recurs across digs — what the Insights screen notices.
Acceptance
Making peace with a root — no longer run by it.
Gratitude
Naming what a hard thing gave you, after acceptance.
Dig / Card / Verbatim
The conversation, the saved insight, and the rule that the guide only ever quotes your own words.