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260 Overcoming Negative Emotions

The Voluntary Life

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How to Avoid Guilt and Shame and Anxiety in Adulthood

When we experience guilt, we're actually more likely to avoid rithin exactly that we did. We're more likely to get defensive in the face of other people if we've wronged them. And then osays, feeling guilty, ashamed or anxious does not make us better people. It makes us less rational and less effective. So he's really clear that, you know, we just shouldn't be following these, these emotions.

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