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How to Train Your Brain To Focus on Progress, Not Perfection

While we often get stuck in the gap trap, it’s important to remember it’s a trap of our own making. While that may be frustrating, it’s also liberating. Because if you know how the trap works, you can often outsmart it. By following Sullivan and Hardy’s advice of “always measuring backward” — how did I do this week as compared to last week — you’ll train your brain to start seeing your progress instead of chasing the mirage of perfection.

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