The Big Leap
by Gay Hendricks
Hendricks names the 'upper limit problem': the habit of sabotaging yourself when things go too well. Whether or not you buy the psychology, the pattern is recognizable, and the exercise of noticing when you pick a fight or get sick right after good news is illuminating. The 'zone of genius' sections are useful for anyone choosing what work to keep.
Read it if…
you notice a pattern of undermining your own wins and want language for it.
Skip it if…
you prefer evidence to intuition; much here is asserted from clinical experience, not studies.
Three things you will actually use
- Catch the worry thought that follows good news.
- Spend more hours in the work only you can do.
- Stop taking on others' problems to feel useful.
Do this first
Write down the last three times something went well and what you did in the following week.
Our verdict
Insightful and a little mystical; the upper-limit idea alone is worth the read.
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