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Remember that all suffering is made up by your & others' heads ("pain is inevitable, suffering is optional"). Remember that state of serenity on Oct 22-23, 2019 as a truly healthy state. And gently steer yourself into doing 3/3/3+1 with curiosity, self-compassion, mindfulness, the learning-goals approach instead of the performance-goals approach where possible (Er. S.' stuff helps!)

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Assertiveness

  • ACT with Love (2nd ed., 2023):
    • [_] Ch. 14. Good Communication
    • [_] Ch. 15. The Power of Assertiveness (...; ✔ “I” Statement with Video Description; ...)
  • ✔ Oct26 Overexplaining is the form of people-pleasing (Substack post, with references to research studies). Excessive details, justifications, or backstories.
  • ✔ Oct26 Advanced Assertiveness Skills PDF (Russ Harris, 2023): Empathic Assertion, Fogging, Broken Record, Combine Empathy And Fogging With The Broken Record, Discrepancy Assertion, Consequence Assertion

Receiving Feedback

  • [_] The Four Agreements (despite its weaknesses)
  • [_] Goodreads quotes from Thanks for the Feedback (2014)
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