Why do self-improvement junkies find self-compassion difficult? The guys at bulletproofmusician.com say it really well:
“It’s a strategy that feels wrong. Perhaps because it sounds vaguely like giving ourselves an easy out for mistakes, and thereby lowering our standards.”
It’s this tension that Carly and I talk about today. Because sometimes, we need to take a break from constant self-improvement and striving, and just be a bit lazy!
And we need to be ok with that.
Resources
- Self-compassion: Does it help or hinder laziness?
- UC Berkeley study about whether self-compassion would affect students’ behaviour after doing poorly on a test.
- Dr Kristen Neff’s three elements of self-compassion
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