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The amount of pressure you put yourself under is cruel

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Geoff Talbot
Oct 05, 2022
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Imagine writing out a 25 plus task list for your spouse or your child and then DEMANDING that they get it all done in one day….

That would be cruel...

Yet many people demand the same kind of performance from themselves.

Marathon-task lists…

These will wear you out, they will depress you and eventually you feel a great sense of failure.

Avoid over-promising a…

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