Perfectionism is not a path to happiness, but a road to chronic self-dissatisfaction.
Perfectionism is not a path to happiness, but a road to chronic self-dissatisfaction.
Posts about “self-criticism”
Selected articles, stories, and notes. Total entries: 4.
Half of your stress isn't about the problem itself. It's about how afraid you are of not solving it or looking weak.
Half of your stress isn't about the problem itself. It's about how afraid you are of not solving it or looking weak.
Internal Violence
There is a special kind of violence we don't notice because it comes from within. It's the voice that demands: be different. Not who you are now. More focused. Calmer. More productive. Kinder. This voice seems like an ally — after all, it wants our improvement. In reality, it persecutes. We wage war against our own behavior without understanding...
Rumination
Anton checked the email for the fourth time. Three paragraphs to a client. Routine approval. He read it over, changed a word, changed it back. Sent. A second later, he was checking if it went through. It did. He opened his sent folder. Read it again. Found a phrase that now seemed harsh. Or did it? He couldn't tell. He imagined the client reading...