67. How to ditch your unrelenting standards

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"If we can compassionately remind ourselves in moments of falling down, that failure is part of the shared human experience, then that moment becomes one of togetherness rather than isolation." This description comes from Doctor Kristen Neff, the leading expert in self-compassion. And in fact, she conducted the very first academic studies on the psychology of self-compassion.

Today's conversation is all about pragmatic utility and how we can notice and use pragmatism to both feel better in the moment and let go of long term patterns of unrelenting standards and mentally criticizing ourselves.

Reframe Formula
Use this formula explained in the episode to defuse from thoughts. Start at the bottom and work your way up.

• I am aware of thoughts about...
• I am having a thought that...
• I am...

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