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Discovery of ‘Mom Gene’ May Explain Why Some of Us Don’t Crave Having Kids

By Ericka Sóuter — 2012

In the world of mothers, I have learned there are two kinds—women who love being a mom but honestly believe they would feel no less complete if they weren’t and those who could not imagine being anything else.

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An Ordinary Age: Finding Your Way in a World That Expects Exceptional

In conversation with young adults and experts alike, journalist Rainesford Stauffer explores how the incessant pursuit of a “best life” has put extraordinary pressure on young adults today, across our personal and professional lives—and how ordinary, meaningful experiences may instead be the...

Rainesford Stauffer

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I Failed My Final Exam | Quick Chat on Perfectionism

Just finished my first semester as a PhD student and I failed the final exam 🥲 Let's chat about failure, perfectionism, and resilience after falling short.

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Perfectionism and Student Health: The Cause of All Our Problems

As a university student, there is a lot of pressure externally, internally and socially. This pressure comes from high standards and the need to succeed. These standards and pressure often times lead to high stress and anxiety within university students. This can be classified as perfectionism.

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The Perfectionist Trap

One of the greatest obstacles to a good life is the expectation of perfection.

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88 - Friday Fix: How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself

In this episode, I explain the psychology behind self-sabotage including the seven major reasons why we do it. Becoming more aware of those reasons can help you recognize self-sabotage when it’s happening.

The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin

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Winning: The Psychology of Competition

This book is designed to explain why winners win, why losers lose―and why everyone else finishes in the same position time after time. Addressing the competitor―whether in sailing, tennis, golf, baseball, or other sport―Stuart H.

Stuart H. Walker

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Why Is It So Hard to Do Something that Should Be Easy?

Brendan Mahan explains why simple things can be so difficult.

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People’s sense of self-worth is pivotal to their ability to look clearly at the hurt they’ve caused. The more solid one’s sense of self regard, the more likely that that person can feel empathy and compassion for the hurt party, and apologize from an authentic center.

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Learning any new skill involves relatively brief spurts of progress, each of which is followed by a slight decline to a plateau somewhat higher in most cases than that which preceded it . . . the upward spurts vary; the plateaus have their own dips and rises along the way. . . .

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