Are you the type of person that gives so much love, compassion, and encouragement to others, but forget to give to yourself?

I definitely do and it frustrates me.

I sometimes feel like a hypocrite or an imposter who can’t take his own advice. Then I would doubt my ability to give and help people because I was not good enough, smart enough, or wise enough.

Why is it so hard to love myself?

Turns out I'm not the only one who has this problem, according to University of Waterloo psychologist, Igor Grossman, who coined this phenomenon as Solomon’s Paradox.

Read the research paper here: https://uwaterloo.ca/wisdom-and-culture-lab/sites/ca.wisdom-and-culture-lab/files/uploads/files/grossmann_kross_-_exploring_solomons_paradox_-_article_proof.pdf

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