Originally found at Forbes

Many people come to therapy questioning why, despite all their hard work, they feel like they are getting nothing accomplished. They doubt their self-worth by saying things like:

• “I put in the hours yet get no results. Am I just a failure?”
• “I struggle through my work while everyone else seems to just get it. Why do I perform worse even though I work harder?”
• “As soon as I start my work, my motivation plummets. Am I just meant to achieve the bare minimum?”
• Sometimes, pushing harder to make things work is not the answer. Hard work has been romanticized to such a degree in our society that we forget to think about how we can get more done with less effort.

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