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Transforming Domination Culture from the Inside Out

From Procrastination to Collaboration: Resolving Inner Conflict By Making Time for All of Your Needs

September 14, 2013 By Angela Watrous

Why do we do one thing when we’re trying to accomplish another? Our predominant cultural message is that procrastination is personal weakness, lack of willpower, or some other personality flaw that must be overcome—an assessment that more often leads to self-recrimination than any satisfying resolution of the problem. That’s because procrastination isn’t a flaw, it’s […]

Filed Under: Collaboration, Compassion and Self-Compassion, Domination, Coercion, Shoulds, Needs, Nonviolent Communication, Requests, Uncategorized

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