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Jun 2023
28m 55s

292. How to Stop Criticizing Everything ...

KARA LOEWENTHEIL
About this episode

Now that we know how and why we criticize others (and ourselves), what can we do to stop being so critical (if we decide we want to)? In this podcast episode, I’ll teach you some thoughts you can use to work through being critical, how to check in with your motivation behind your critique, how to redirect your thoughts about a specific person or thing, and general techniques you can use to stop being so critical.

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