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fromBig Think
1 week ago

Your brain loves labels - even when they limit your potential

When I first met Rashida, she introduced herself with a disclaimer: "I'm a little intense." She said it with a grimace, as if the label left a bad taste in her mouth. I replied, "Good to know. What else should I know about you?" She told me she was a mother, a recent pickleball enthusiast, and a leader in risk and compliance at a Fortune 500 company. I thought maybe such a role demanded intensity, but I still asked, "Where does that 'intense' label come from?"
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fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Suppressing Doubt Is Lying to Ourselves

Doubt is essential for genuine learning and conviction; labels and certainty suppress inquiry and create biased, illusory conviction.
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fromFortune
2 months ago

The high cost of letting our jobs and our diagnoses define us | Fortune

When labels and diagnoses define people, they restrict identity and contribute to worsening mental, physical, and spiritual health.
fromBuzzFeed
5 months ago

6 Psychologically Damaging Things Parents Say To Their Kids Without Realizing It

One of the most valuable things parents can do for their children is simply avoid labeling them, McManne said. Labels hurt the parent-child relationship because they get in the way of parents seeing their children as struggling and needing help. Parents start to link certain behaviors with whatever label they've given to their child, rather than digging in and really trying to understand what's happening developmentally. "Labels take us further out of compassion and curiosity," McManne said.
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fromBuzzFeed
9 months ago

Dove Cameron Admitted She "Hated" Having To Publicly Come Out After Being Accused Of Queerbaiting

Self-identification and acceptance are vital, even amidst skepticism from others, especially within the queer community.
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