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Taking Care of Yourself (HBR Working Parents Series)
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Taking Care of Yourself (HBR Working Parents Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling, Stewart D. Friedman, Scott Behson, Heidi Grant
December 2020
Beginner
224 pages
2h 41m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
Content preview from Taking Care of Yourself (HBR Working Parents Series)

10

Stop Feeling Guilty About What You Can’t Get Done

by Art Markman

Quick Takes

  • Allow yourself to let go of guilt and shame
  • Forgive yourself for what you missed or couldn’t finish
  • Applaud yourself for the things you have accomplished
  • Practice acceptance of your current situation

Most people I know have a to-do list so long that it’s not clear there’s an end to it. Whether it’s a list of projects for work or a pile of commitments at home, it’s hard to find the time do it all. Some tasks, even quite important ones, linger unfinished for a long time, and it’s easy to start feeling guilty or ashamed about what you have not yet completed—or what you’re unable to do.

People experience guilt and its close cousin shame when they have done something ...

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