CHUCK PALAHNIUK

• Just because everyone else is doing something, doesn't make it right.
• Everyone's "wired in a particular way". Understand yours & make the best of it.
• Accept & use to your benefit the fact we can't be experts at everything. "What can be more logical, in whatever you wa...

It's the type of stress we force on ourselves through the way we manage our expectations, time, relationships and emotions. A few examples:

• Putting pressure on yourself to excel at something within an unrealistic timespan.
• Negative self-talk after not be...

Those driven by too many “shoulds” can go too far in the other direction. Rules run their lives. They can seem rigid with their black and white thinking and may feel guilty for breaking the rules. Because the rules are usually inherited from others, running our life this ...