Our Culture Keeps us Down

To stop feeling inadequate, acknowledge and celebrate every step forward

Kitty Hannah Eden
Nov 1 · 4 min read
Photo by Miguel Orós on Unsplash

We can only push ourselves so far.

But it doesn’t stop us from striving constantly.

Some of us hold ourselves to superhuman standards; others hold our peers to those, too, insisting they co-opt a similar mindset. This attitude can make us a little…

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