Key insights from
The Gifts of Imperfection
By Brene Brown
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9 minute read
Published Aug 27, 2010
What you'll learn
In a society full of perfectionists, many hide in shame because they inevitably fall short of such an impossible standard. Psychologist and researcher Brené Brown exposes this all-too-common phenomenon of interpreting imperfections as signs of inadequacy. She then goes on to argue that these areas of vulnerability are not failures but amazing opportunities to show courage, exercise true compassion, and connect with others.
Key insights
- 1 Self-awareness coupled with self-acceptance makes personal transformation possible.
- 2 Courage, compassion, and connection are the gifts of imperfection.
- 3 When we don’t believe in our own worthiness, we will desperately grasp at other things and people to compensate.
- 4 There’s no substitute for a profound sense of love and belonging.
- 5 We can only love others to the extent that we love ourselves.
- 6 Shame is the fear that we are hopelessly unlovable.
- 7 The perfectionist lives in shame—the “good-enoughist” lives free of it.
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