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Right now, women’s expressions of ambition and power seeking are being suppressed by funneling those expressions into the concept of perfectionism, then pathologizing perfectionism ad nauseam; this is one of the most widely propagated implicit drivers of our culture’s sexist agenda. Reinforcing the tempering of women’s expression of power is billed as “finding balance,” an instruction overwhelmingly directed towards women, not men.
The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control
Katherine Morgan Schafler
Rituals take on a greater meaning in part because they help us transcend our own concerns, connecting us with forces larger than ourselves. They simultaneously serve to broaden our perspective and enhance our sense of connection with other people and forces.
Something inside unclenches. It’s equivalent to that moment when, caught in a rainstorm without an umbrella, you finally abandon your futile efforts to stay dry, and accept getting soaked to the skin. Very well, then: this is how things are.
Meditations for Mortals
Oliver Burkeman
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