Rec | DISCONNECTING EMOTION FROM WORK

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Care enough to get things done. Not enough to take it as a personal failure when you forget to send an email.
Easier said than done when you are a recovering people pleaser 🕺

@olivejuice

Feb 16, 2024

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@real_goulash

olivejuiceRIGHT! I’m sending you all the vibes, for asserting your needs and taming the lizard brain. 🧠 🦎

Feb 16, 2024

@real_goulash

Yesss! Thank you. Also a former people pleaser and in recovery from perfectionism. It’s so hard to separate emotion from work. I’m 35 and still figuring out that balance. Learning to be kind to myself.

Feb 16, 2024

@olivejuice

real_goulash REAL!!! 39 here and still reminding myself every day. it’s hard 🫣

Feb 16, 2024

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