Quotes About Self-criticism

The fear of judgment is the key fear that stems from over-identifying who you are, your worth as a person, with your work. From this fear follows the counterproductive drive toward perfectionism, severe self-criticism, and the fear that you must deprive yourself of leisure time in order to satisfy some unseen judge.

He (Molire) pleases all the world, but cannot please himself.

I've always been too hard on myself to behave like I've arrived or even to enjoy whatever success I've had. I've always envisioned myself higher than where I was and I still do. With each success I think, 'That's nice but I'm supposed to go there!'

Although they both survived this campaign more or less unscathed, they suffered the humiliating experience of having to make self-criticism of their family background, their education abroad, and their outlook on life as reflected in Henry's architectural designs and in their teaching methods.

Y?llard?r günlük tutmay? hayal ederdim. ?imdi vaktim var: bir ?ey dü?ünemiyorum. Yazd?klar?m? okudum: aptalca sözler etmi?im. Kendimi kötülemeye söz vermi?tim: onu da yapam?yorum. ?nsan Kafka'y? okuyamazsa... bitiktir i?i. Bir silgi gibi tükendim ben. Ba?kalar?n?n yapt?klar?n? silmeye çal??t?m: mürekkeple yazm??lar oysa. Ben, kur?unkalem silgisiydim. Azald???mla kald?m.

Kendimle biraz olsun alay etmeden, kendi kendime yaratt???m bo?lu?a dayanam?yorum.

faithfully kept a Confucian-style diary of daily self-criticism.

I was twenty now, and had given up all hope of being a singer or ever getting out of Aston. PA system or no PA system, it wasn't going to happen. I'd convinced myself that there was no point in even trying, because I was just going to fail, like I had at school, at work, and at everything else I'd ever tried. 'You ain't no good as a singer,' I told myself. 'You can't even play an instrument, so what hope d'you have?'

I was only playing for myself, but I was a harsh audience.

As I made my desolate way back to the stairs, my wise self took the opportunity to berate me. That is what comes of hope, it said. No good. Still, you are better having missed her. She could never have been equal to her voice. That voice, fair and terrible as burning silver, like moonlight on river stones, like a feather against your lips.

And I am nothing if not a stupid, stupid man.

Iedere schrijver beoordeelt zichzelf - meestal hardvochtig - en dat is waarschijnlijk de reden dat schrijvers blijven schrijven: in de ijdele hoop dat ze het er de volgende keer beter van afbrengen.

Quite possibly, this depressive illness was the familiar sort that grew from perfectionist expectations.

Kendimi yeterince sevmediÄŸim için daha sonraya kaç?yorum hep ve bunun sonucu da ÅŸu oluyor: Kendimi daha az seviyorum; bu amans?z ilerleyiÅŸ, kendimi kendi gözümde küçük düÅŸürüyor.

Si yo errare este papel, no me podré quejar de él, de mí me podré quejar.

Self-criticism, then, runs non-stop in a desperate attempt to avoid rejection-inducing mistakes. Drasticizing becomes obsessive to help the child foresee and avoid punishment and worsening abandonment. At the same time, it continuously fills her psyche with stories and images of catastrophe. The survivor becomes imprisoned by a jailer who will accept nothing but perfection. He is chauffeured by a hysterical driver who sees nothing but danger in every turn of the road.

The survivor becomes imprisoned by a jailer who will accept nothing but perfection. He is chauffeured by a hysterical driver who sees nothing but danger in every turn of the road. Chapters 9 and 10 focus extensively on practical tools for shrinking your critic.

Self-criticism, then, runs non-stop in a desperate attempt to avoid rejection-inducing mistakes. Drasticizing becomes obsessive to help the child foresee and avoid punishment and worsening abandonment. At the same time, it continuously fills her psyche with stories and images of catastrophe.

For revolutionary activists, however, victory comes from building power and out-strategizing the state. Such a path requires constant assessment and self-criticism.