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Episode 3577:

Leo Babauta explores the root of our self-dissatisfaction and challenges the common belief that unhappiness with ourselves is necessary for growth. Instead, he offers a compassionate alternative, embracing self-love as a more sustainable and powerful motivator for change, with practices like mindfulness and daily reflection helping to build a genuine friendship with oneself.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://zenhabits.net/dissatisfied/

Quotes to ponder:

"You can do work out of love for the people, it will help."

"Each time we have these feelings, we can pause and just notice."

"There is a basic goodness beneath all of our difficulties, and we just need to stay and notice this goodness."

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