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The self-consciousness you experience when you seek too effortfully to be “more in the moment” is the mental discomfort of attempting to lift yourself up by your own bootstraps—to modify your relationship to the present moment in time, when in fact that moment in time is all that you are to begin with.
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
Losing a pet can be devastating, and it’s a crime that has repercussions that go far beyond the animal’s financial value. Many dog owners view their dogs as members of their family; a 2020 study found that the loss of a pet can have a similar emotional impact to the loss of a loved one.
Inside the Dark World of Dognapping
Ben Stickle, Brenda Vose
The tension of perfectionism emerges from the constant clashing between the two most fundamental aspects of your identity—you’re a full-of-flaws human with significant limitations and you’re a perfect being with unlimited potential.
The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control
Katherine Morgan Schafler
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