Adam Grant
Person on 4 sites
Organizational psychologist and professor at the Wharton School. Author of Give and Take, Originals, Think Again and Hidden Potential, host of the Re:Thinking…
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6 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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5 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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27 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Chronic people pleasing stems from a need for others' approval, not genuine concern for them. (opens korrents.com)
“The root of chronic people pleasing is not concern for others. It's concern for their acceptance and approval.”
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People pleasing develops as an insecure attachment strategy learned from being valued only for submissiveness. (opens korrents.com)
“People pleasing is based on insecure attachment. We become people pleasers when we discover that others only value us when we're cooperative to the point of being submissive and deferential.”
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Saying no and setting boundaries are acts of self-preservation, not selfishness or letting others down. (opens korrents.com)
“Saying no is not selfish; it's an act of self-preservation. Setting boundaries is not about letting others down-it's about standing up for yourself.”
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Chronic people pleasing stems from a need for others' approval, not genuine concern for them. (opens korrents.com)
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15 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Poisonous People (opens rcmnd.app)
“Poisonous People by social psychologist Leanne ten Brinke (March)”
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The Balancing Act (opens rcmnd.app)
“The Balancing Act by therapist Nedra Tawwab (February)”
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Flourish (opens rcmnd.app)
“Flourish by journalist Dan Coyle (February)”
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Poisonous People (opens rcmnd.app)