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129. Undoing the "not enough" narrative
What if we spent as much time feeling good on the inside as we do on looking good on the outside?
According to research, since the age of 3, we’ve been indoctrinated with a belief that we will never be enough.
Attractive enough
Smart enough
Successful enough
Worthy enough
Good enough
Productive enough
So we spend our lives striving to feel “enough”.
Here are some scary stats on how much we spend on looking good on the outside (and believing that will be the key to feeling good on the inside).
Plastic surgery: $58 Billion in 2023
Weight loss: $246 Billion
Beauty/anti ageing: $570 Billion…
The skinny
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