
2792: [Part 1] Self-Acceptance vs. Personal Growth by Steve Pavlina on Self Improvement
Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement
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The Conflict Between Self-Acceptance and Growth
The Linear Mindset says that your life is like a point moving down a line segment. Every point on your lifeline can also be said to have a certain quality. Once you start labeling some points on your life as being of higher or lower quality than others, it's only natural that the conflict between self-acceptance and growth should arise. The more you accept where you are, the less motivation there is to grow. You might end up oscillating back and forth along this spectrum, sometimes being very complacent, and other times driven.
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