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Self-acceptance

Relating to yourself without constant judgement: acknowledging your strengths and weaknesses as a whole, and being kind to yourself.

The Confidence Gap: A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt, Russ Harris

Explained in

• The Confidence Gap: A Guide to Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt, Russ Harris
• The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem, Nathaniel Branden

  Branden's second practice: refusing to be at war with yourself and being willing to own your feelings and actions without denying them.

• The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness, Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga

  In the book: the ability to accept yourself as you are today, with all your weak sides, and to think about what you can change.

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