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8c7620b In life, most of us are highly skilled at suppressing action. All the improvisation teacher has to do is to reverse this skill and he creates very 'gifted' improvisers. Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action. self-criticism spontaneity Malcolm Gladwell
04db18a Stop walking through the world looking for confirmation that you don't belong. You will always find it because you've made that your mission. Stop scouring people's faces for evidence that you're not enough. You will always find it because you've made that your goal. True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don't negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts. Our call to courage is to protect our wild heart against constant evaluation, especially our own. No one belongs here more than you. self-criticism self-identity self-evaluation Brené Brown
6d0a129 Kissinger would probably be outraged even if he reread his own memoirs, on the grounds that they are not favorable enough. self-criticism ego reflection humility Walter Isaacson
e74dd9f He found his voice in the silences, where he could sing as loud and as long as he wanted with no one to complain of it. solitude self-criticism maturation talent self-confidence Geraldine Brooks