The “aha” moment: It’s a magical feeling. You’re reading a book or talking with a friend, and suddenly, something just clicks: “I don’t have to say yes just because someone asks.” “I’ve been measuring my worth by how productive I am.” “I can’t control what happens, but I can choose how I respond.” “Aha” moments […]
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We all have an inner critic. It tells us that mistakes should be corrected and shortcomings addressed. That growth requires accountability and responsibility. Those are all reasonable ideas. The problem is that we often confuse accountability with negative self-talk. Accountability says, “I made a mistake.” Self-judgment says: “I’m bad.” One focuses on behavior, the other attacks identity. One primes us for growth, the
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Diets. Exercise plans. Journaling. Reading more, scrolling less. Good habits are easy to start and hard to stick to. So hard, in fact, that we’ve taken the concept of chore charts and gold stars and turned it into a strategy for fixing our lives. It’s called “gamification,” and it lives (and dies) by the streak:
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