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It's OK to Be Wrong: Releasing Perfectionism & Building the Skill of Knowing Enough [286]
What does it means to know enough, and why do so many of us have our sense of self-worth tangled up with the need to appear certain, informed, and never wrong? The common obstacles of perfectionism, yearning for power and to feel "special," along with anxiety are fueled by a world of constant information, public scrutiny, and the subtle pressure to prove our intelligence. It makes a tough environment to come back to the wisdom Socrates shared 2,500 years ago: real wisdom lives in knowing what you don't know. The good news: getting comfortable with being wrong is a practice, not a personality…
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