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f7c85ed Barry Schwartz says we have to become "choosers" instead of "pickers." A picker selects from the options available, leading us into false dichotomies created by the options we see in front of us. But a chooser "is thoughtful enough to conclude that perhaps none of the available alternatives are satisfactory, and that if he or she wants the right alternative, he or she may have to create it." Eric Barker
520b737 Barry Schwartz told me: "Good enough is almost always good enough." Eric Barker
0031fa6 Albert Ellis once said, "Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional." People with self-compassion don't feel the need to constantly prove themselves, and research shows they are less likely to feel like a "loser." Eric Barker