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Twelve reasons you hate yourself and will continue to suck at life

Alex Mathers

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There have been many moments in my life when I felt terrible, weak and victimised.

But here’s what I learned:

Like the slight nudge of the joystick on a plane, you can divert the course of your life by thousands of miles with a tiny shift in mindset.

The nudge you need is not to fall into the following traps:

You’re obsessed with your past.

Your past seems real, but it’s nothing more than an idea. Ideas get people on the moon.

Ideas can also limit you in powerful ways.

If it suffocates your present-day joy, you must find a way to detach from the past.

You think you need ‘fixing.’

Don’t believe the hype sold to us by psychologists.

You don’t need fixing. You only need to grow and learn.

Spending time worrying about your ‘inadequacy’ holds you back unnecessarily.

You have everything you need to navigate life with intelligence.

You think you’re nothing like your ancient ancestors.

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