To Overcome Procrastination, Try Some Self-Compassion
Yeah, I think self-compassion matters. This is my third article on the topic, after previously giving an overview of self-compassion and its benefits here and then explaining in detail why self-compassion leads to more motivation and achievement here. Today, I want to keep things shorter and talk about the effects of self-criticism versus self-compassion on procrastination. We’ll […]
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Why High Achievers Choose Self-Compassion Over Self-Criticism
A while ago, I wrote an article on the benefits of self-compassion, in which I listed some of the differences between self-compassion and self-criticism. In short, self-criticism is associated with lots of negative consequences – it’s strongly related to depression and dissatisfaction with life, self-critics are much more likely to attempt suicide than others, and so on […]
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Self Compassion: The PROVEN Powers of Being Nice to Yourself
I have to admit: Writing about self-compassion and being nice to oneself doesn’t feel very manly. My self-doubt aside… turns out being nice to yourself (instead of beating yourself up all the time) is a damn smart idea.I’ve just finished reading a book on the subject called Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, and I am blown away by […]
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