Why We Dread (and Ditch) Our Own Social Plans, Plus 3 Tools to Try
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Why We Dread (and Ditch) Our Own Social Plans, Plus 3 Tools to Try
Rigid-patterned people believe they are not allowed to play until all the work is done, and somehow, the work is never all done.
Steven Kessler • The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity
fear being judged and found wanting?
Neil Fiore • The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play
Let’s say there’s an event and people around me get invited and I’m not invited. Some part of me will feel like a failure. How can you not? The real me knows that it’s just an event, but doubt enters my mind about why I’m not there. Is it because I’m not good enough?
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson • Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Eric was on a treadwheel. He believed he needed to prove himself every minute of the day. He judged any mistakes he made, and any judgment or criticism he received, to mean that he was not good enough or he had failed in some way. In Eric’s mind, his shortcomings made him less worthy as a human being, a candidate for rejection by those he loved and
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