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Why we sabotage the things we want most
Self-sabotage looks like a willpower problem. It is usually something older: a protective habit still doing a job you outgrew. Here is how to spot th…
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Videos
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How to Practise Emotional First Aid
A warm, sensible talk that reframes self-compassion as basic maintenance, with two habits that matter for anyone who se…
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Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator
The funniest, most accurate map of the procrastinating brain going around, and a sharp point about the goals that have …
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The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
A short talk with a big shift in it: hearing a hard result as "not there yet" instead of "not good enough".
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How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over
The talk where the 'five second rule' first took shape. Blunt, tough-love, and useful for anyone waiting to feel ready.
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Self-Compassion
The researcher who put self-compassion on the map makes the case, with evidence, that kindness beats harsh self-critici…
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Mindset
The book behind the growth-mindset idea. Dweck shows how believing ability is fixed or buildable changes what you attem…
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Atomic Habits
The most practical habits book going. Clear's core idea, that you fall to the level of your systems rather than rising …
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The War of Art
A short, punchy book that gives self-sabotage a name and a face. Pressfield calls it Resistance, and once you can see i…
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