October 2011
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THE ANGRY THERAPIST: The paradox of expectations →
theangrytherapist:
Low expectations are often a self-fulfilling prophecy. We insulate ourselves from failure, don’t try as hard, brace for the worst and often get it.
High expectations, on the other hand, will inevitably lead to disappointment. Keep raising what you expect and sooner or later (probably sooner) it’s not going to happen. And we know that a good outcome that’s less than the...
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10 Rules for Brilliant Women →
brit:
Some good advice for all you smart ladies out there.
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THE ANGRY THERAPIST: Predator / Prey →
See the last line of this incisive (per usual) post by Angry: I needed to read this. I have been both Predator … and Prey. Most often Predator, frankly. I finally recognized that pattern in the last few months, and I’m resolving to break it. I’ll do it, too. But I have a lot of work to do (in my head) first. - JA
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THE ANGRY THERAPIST
As I coach more...
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What choices have you made that are genuine expressions of who you are and in...
– Martha Beck asks in Oprah’s Life Class
Best Humblebrag story of all time →
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I’m always excited to meet new people, because every now and then I come...
– a new friend of mine just texted this to me. Now THAT’S the right attitude!!!
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You think you can minimize risk by playing out all the scenarios and running...
– (an email I wrote to a friend of mine last night)
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A huge congratulations to my college boyfriend, James Fay, who just got engaged to the beautiful actress/model/sculptor Beau Dunn, above.
I wouldn’t mind having three closets!!!!
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The most important article I've read in months →
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My future was to be one of limitless possibilities, where getting married was...
– The Atlantic’s “All the Single Ladies”
This echoes what I felt when I was younger.
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My future was to be one of limitless possibilities, where getting married was...
– The Atlantic’s “All the Single Ladies”
This echoes what I felt when I was younger.
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The only way we can get an education—you, me, all of us in this room, anyone at...
– Michael Ellsberg
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