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How to Reject Bad Stories About Who You Are

And tell better ones.

Heather Havrilesky
Jun 28, 2021
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Lake George (1922) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Happiness depends on the quality of story you tell about your own life. If you’re a fearful storyteller who gets tripped up on humiliation and shame, you’re going to emphasize all of your so-called shortcomings and failures while ignoring your true accomplishments and affinities. If you’re a lazy storyteller who buy…

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