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It’s About The Past
The idea comes from psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott— that what we fear will happen has already happened. Childhood traumas, even the mildest ones which simply came alongside natural powerlessness and dependency, can linger below our awareness & be misplaced in time.
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The Power Of Adulthood
Without working through the specifics of each childhood incident & its consequential fear, we can at least feel better—in general—by consciously remembering that we’re not children anymore. We are far less powerless & dependent, but far more powerful & independent; therefore, fears don’t...
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Fears of the future may often be childhood misfortunes, somewhat misplaced in time by our adult subconsciouses.
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The Problem With Quitting
- It has been internalized in us since childhood that we should never give up, and that quitting is bad.
- Many of us are stuck in the wrong jobs and due to this idea of not quitting, we waste a lot of productive years.
- We don’t quit because of a cognitive bias known as the
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