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Parenting
fromSilicon Canals
6 hours agoThe people who were praised for being mature as children and punished for being needy as adults, and the decades it takes to untangle which one was actually true - Silicon Canals
Maturity in children often reflects adult expectations, leading to long-term consequences for the child's emotional development.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
3 hours agoPsychology says the most powerful words you can learn aren't 'I'm sorry' or 'I love you', they're 'that doesn't work for me', said without explanation or apology - Silicon Canals
Setting boundaries is essential for personal well-being and requires clarity and confidence.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoI'm 37 and I finally understand why I keep saying yes to things I want to say no to - psychology calls it "fawning" and once you see it you can't unsee it - Silicon Canals
Fawning behavior leads to difficulty in saying no, causing resentment despite self-awareness and understanding of its irrationality.
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Artificial intelligence
fromWIRED
1 day agoTech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once
Billionaire CEOs are advancing personal AI projects despite corporate resistance to AI adoption and consumer skepticism about its benefits.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 hour agoPsychology says the reason so many high-achievers can't enjoy their own wins isn't imposter syndrome, it's that achievement was the language they were taught love was spoken in, and they've never learned to receive love in any other form - Silicon Canals
High-achievers often feel unsatisfied with their accomplishments due to a childhood belief that achievement equals worth.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoI turned 34 before I finally understood: no one is on their way to rescue you, no one is tallying your effort, and life doesn't wait for you to feel ready - it just keeps moving without you - Silicon Canals
Success is not guaranteed by effort alone; waiting for recognition can lead to disappointment.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology suggests people who follow through on small promises to themselves aren't just building habits - they're constructing the internal evidence that they can be trusted, which is the actual foundation of lasting self-discipline - Silicon Canals
Self-discipline is shaped by accumulated evidence of personal commitments rather than mere willpower.
fromTheregister
1 month agoWhile you're here, could you do one more impossible thing?
Finn described his experience traveling for a sales call, stating, 'They wanted me to visit a promising new prospect that was 'in the same region' as the client I came to visit.' This led to unexpected travel challenges.
London startup
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says the defining trait of people who always move forward in life isn't how hard they push - it's what they do in the hours and days after something breaks them, because the discipline that actually determines a life's trajectory isn't the kind that shows up in routines and goals, it's the kind that surfaces when everything falls apart and nobody would blame you for stopping - Silicon Canals
Perseverance and recovery after setbacks define those who continue to build their lives, rather than just pushing through challenges.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThe people who seem to have endless patience with difficult family members aren't necessarily more forgiving. Many of them long ago concluded that the emotional cost of asking for change was higher than the cost of absorbing the behavior, and they've been paying the cheaper price for so long they forgot there was ever a choice. - Silicon Canals
Conflict avoidance is often mistaken for patience, but it can lead to relationship breakdown and is linked to anxiety and attachment insecurity.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
6 days agoThere's a version of strength that only develops in people who had to figure out the rules of a place nobody explained to them. They don't talk about it because the people who had the rules handed to them wouldn't understand what was hard about it, and the people who also had to figure it out don't need the explanation. - Silicon Canals
Onsighting in climbing parallels navigating social systems, emphasizing perceptual capacity over resilience in understanding unwritten rules.
fromEntrepreneur
2 months agoDisaster Derailed His Career - But Taught Him 1 Key Lesson
Michael Palmer, CEO of McConnell's Fine Ice Creams, didn't plan to take over one of California's most beloved ice cream brands. After years of flying around the country running branding programs for major companies, Palmer was already questioning what the next chapter of his career might look like. Then, out of nowhere, his house burned down in a massive wildfire near Santa Barbara.
Business
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