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Celebrate the process, not the outcomes

Celebrate the process, not the outcomes

Neither blame or praise yourself.” – Plutarch

When you blame yourself often, you end up hating yourself. And when you praise yourself too much, you end up loving yourself in an unhealthy way (a form of narcissism). If you overdo it, you sacrifice the quality of your work.

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