Studies Show Self-Compassion is the Motivator You’re Missing
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6 min readApr 23, 2024
“There are a whole lot of ways to be perfect, and not one of them is attained through punishment.” — science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin
Pushing ourselves and holding ourselves accountable are how we achieve success. Unfortunately, many of us mistake harsh self-criticism and self-castigation for “pushing ourselves.” And that has the opposite of the desired…