Are You Too Obsessed With Your Flaws?

If you're always focused on what isn't working, it can be hard to remember what you believe in.

Grapes No. 2 (1920) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Most of the people who read Ask Polly are on a pretty earnest quest to take responsibility for themselves, so they can make deeper connections with the people around them. You can see it in the comments: Ask Polly readers are often eager to own up to their issues, analyze them thoughtfully, admit their flaws, and w…