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Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self.

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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life.

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Standards of beauty are arbitrary. Body shame exists only to the extent that our physiques don't match our own beliefs about how we should look.

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Tiny steps will get you to your goal months and months sooner. A little is better than a lot.

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The pretty girls get all the good stuff. Oh, God. So not true. I unlearned this after years of coaching beautiful clients. Yes, these lovelies get preferential treatment in most life scenarios, but there's a catch: While everyone's looking at them, virtually no one sees them.

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All mental hygiene is based on the core practice of doing nothing. Most of us are good at wasting time, staring at the wall while telling ourselves we should be working. We call this doing nothing, but our brains are furiously active. We think constantly, and our thinking is often rife with distress.

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Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.

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Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.

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If you're feeling intransigently ambivalent, it might pay to formally accept what's already happening - that is, decide not to decide.

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Denial exists because human infants, though equipped with trust-o-meters, are built to trust, blindly and absolutely, any older person who wanders past.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: November 29th, 1962

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