Marina Roda
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Marina Roda
Perfectionism is, at its core, about trying to earn approval. Most perfectionists grew up being praised for achievement and performance (grades, manners, rule following, people pleasing, appearance, sports). Somewhere along the way, they adopted this dangerous and debilitating belief system: I am what I accomplish and how well I accomplish it.
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Your brain likes to tell you that researching hobbies and buying supplies is the most compelling part.
This is BS. Doing your hobbies is the fun part.
What is a professional, anyway?
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“What would come, in my body, if this problem were somehow all solved?” Whatever your mind answers, you wait until you sense what comes in your body. Then you let that be for a little while.
Eugene T. Gendlin • Focusing: How to Open Up Your Deeper Feelings and Intuition
Why do we use the word “cringe” to describe the peculiar brand of humor in The Office? Think about the word. You cringe when you anticipate pain. Physical cringing, such as the cowering reaction you instinctively produce when you realize your car is going to hit another car, or when you realize somebody is going to hit you, serves to mitigate the
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