It's tempting to try and reconcile things. It resolves that cognitive dissonance that so bothers us. We prefer to eliminate tension, and so we should when we can. It's good to reduce differences or …
The authentic you… Yes, but which one?
"Be yourself." We're familiar with that advice, and it's good advice. That way we come across as authentic and "real" to other people, which they like, for the most part. But there's something we …
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Telling yourself a better story
So much comes down to belief. After all... What does “impossible” really mean? Only that no-one yet believes that such-and-such can be done (running a 4-minute mile, being a famous example). What …
How to get stuck
Be careful you don’t get in this situation... You’ve said you have a capability in such and such. It turns out you actually aren’t very good at it. You could get help. But you can’t accept help …
If faced with an obstacle…
You have to hit it hard enough to knock it over. Unless you can go round it that is, or dismantle it somehow. Assuming you can’t, there’s no point in wasting energy and getting a sore head by …
You and your unconscious
You and your unconscious. How have you been getting along lately? I’m serious. You’re like two people: One being your conscious mind, and the other that person in the background who actually runs …