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Month: May 2016

"Should" without the anxiety

May 16, 2016

I should be saving more. I should be traveling more. I should wash the dishes. I should figure out what I want to do with my life. I should read more books. Statements like these flit through my mind all the time. Clara wrote a few months ago about the way “should” statements induce anxiety: Whenever … More "Should" without the anxiety

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