2.1 · Perfectionism, Growth & the Inner Critic

Mind & Emotional Architecture · 2.1

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Mindset

Carol Dweck

I use the phrase "growth mindset" seven times across my documents. Read the source — especially the material on false growth mindset, which is adopting the vocabulary without the practice. Worth checking myself against honestly.

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Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff

Research-based, not soft. Neff’s central finding is that self-compassion outperforms self-criticism on actual achievement — which contradicts how I currently motivate myself.

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How to Be an Imperfectionist

Stephen Guise

Small, concrete exposure exercises. Cheap to read, easy to start.

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The Gifts of Imperfection

Brené Brown

Letting go of who I think I’m supposed to be.

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