Think back about …
My Own Worst Critic
Does this sound familiar? You finish a challenging task and think “Good job!” But soon you start second-guessing: “Couldn’t I have done it better? Why didn’t I do this or that?” Before long the “A” you initially gave yourself dissolves into a “B” and sometimes a “C,” and you’re left thinking, I should have been perfect, but I wasn’t! Are you your own worst critic? Have you ever wondered why? Think back about My Own Worst Critic and share forward!Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt
Not a Critic, but I Live with One in my Head
by
Laurie Levy
I’m not a second guesser. Once I decide to buy or do something, I don’t perseverate about my decision.
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Joy and Addis I’ve written about the memorable time in the early 1970s when my husband Danny was working in London for a [...]
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Words and sayings from an immigrant family
by
rosie
Playing with curse words and other oddities of family tradition.
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Into – and out of – pantyhose
by
Susan
I was stopped dead in my tracks one day when a young coworker said she had never worn pantyhose.
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Think back about …
My Own Worst Critic
Does this sound familiar? You finish a challenging task and think “Good job!” But soon you start second-guessing: “Couldn’t I have done it better? Why didn’t I do this or that?” Before long the “A” you initially gave yourself dissolves into a “B” and sometimes a “C,” and you’re left thinking, I should have been perfect, but I wasn’t! Are you your own worst critic? Have you ever wondered why? Think back about My Own Worst Critic and share forward!Upcoming Prompts
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