Managing Your Inner Critic

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BK
Bradley Kemp 5:02 PM
My positivity
CB
Casey Boyles 5:03 PM
I am a good baker!
JS
Jenny Shin 5:03 PM
Being a good listener
MA
Mohamed Abdikadir 5:03 PM
consistency
CH
Cav Hendricks 5:03 PM
My problem solving skills
RG
Rigo Garcia 5:03 PM
Honest
BL
Brianna Lorimer 5:03 PM
I am personable
BA
Benediktus Albert 5:03 PM
patience
TR
Tevin Rose 5:03 PM
Outgoing
VP
Vy Pham 5:03 PM
energy
AO
Adam Ong 5:03 PM
i think im pretty hardworking
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Sri 5:03 PM
Resilient
CW
Carter Welch 5:03 PM
Thoughtful
DS
Diego Silva 5:03 PM
My eagerness to learn
TT
Tali Tamaki 5:03 PM
My determination
MB
Mackenzie Bjornberg 5:03 PM
my drive
KT
Katrina Tan 5:03 PM
adaptability!
KK
Kavya Kushalappa 5:03 PM
How resilient I can be.
CL
Corbin LeRahl 5:03 PM
Curiosity
MF
Maya Faintuch 5:03 PM
My ability to persevere
JM
Jacob Mendonsa 5:03 PM
Curiosity
KO
Keona Oparanaku 5:03 PM
My creativity
CR
Camilo Ramirez 5:03 PM
Work ethic
TG
Tanvi Gandhi 5:03 PM
I love how hard working I am
IJ
Ivan Jauregui 5:03 PM
My determination for goals
KK
Kenneth Kang 5:03 PM
Diifferent
LH
Lawrence Hu 5:03 PM
Adaptability
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MW
maya whitted 5:03 PM
Resilience and creativity
MA
Mohamed Abdikadir 5:03 PM
ambitios
NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:03 PM
will to live
5:07 PM
doubts my ability to care about other people
JD
John Ding 5:07 PM
Downplaying little wins
CW
Carter Welch 5:08 PM
not working hard enough
CL
Corbin LeRahl 5:08 PM
imposter syndrome
BK
Bradley Kemp 5:08 PM
You’re going to embarrass yourself
VP
Vy Pham 5:08 PM
lower confidence and leads to overthinking and doubts
CH
Cav Hendricks 5:08 PM
i’m weird
MW
maya whitted 5:08 PM
Doubts my capability to achieve what I want
KO
Keona Oparanaku 5:08 PM
not doing enough
BL
Brianna Lorimer 5:08 PM
always feeling embarassed
MA
Mohamed Abdikadir 5:08 PM
Giving up when I am close to the finish line
LH
Lawrence Hu 5:08 PM
Imposter syndrome x2
TT
Tali Tamaki 5:08 PM
not as good as others
MF
Maya Faintuch 5:08 PM
That I am not smart enough
NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:08 PM
my therapist likes to call it cognitive distortions
MA
Mohamed Abdikadir 5:08 PM
Hold your thoughts it’s not that important
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Sri 5:10 PM
self-sabotaging
JS
Jenny Shin 5:10 PM
That im not the only one
BL
Brianna Lorimer 5:10 PM
It makes me feel a lot better that I'm not the only one who goes through this
MW
maya whitted 5:10 PM
We share similar struggles
MF
Maya Faintuch 5:10 PM
That people battle with negative inner-monologue and it is a lot more common than we think
CH
Cav Hendricks 5:10 PM
overwhelmed -> helpless
VP
Vy Pham 5:10 PM
other people also goes through the same thing you are
CB
Casey Boyles 5:16 PM
Mine has been very loud lately as I am doing a lot of learning around AI, stretching myself to code and innovate on things I’ve been doing the same for a long time
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NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:18 PM
I found that writing down the thoughts, finding the “hot thoughts” and then writing down the emotions associated w/ it and then a sort of proof chart where I list all the evidence that points towards the thought being true vs false = creates a better understanding of the self
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CB
Casey Boyles 5:18 PM
Oh I love the term “hot thoughts”
NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:19 PM
Credit goes to my therapist haha
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CH
Cav Hendricks 5:25 PM
they are rooted in truths, however the thoughts are not helpful
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JD
Jeremy Diaz 5:25 PM
My inner critic definitely wants to get other people's approval before I get my own.
JK
Johan Kou 5:26 PM
Afraid of permanent unemployment
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5:26 PM
/underemployment
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NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:26 PM
the pain of getting hurt by the people you trust
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JW
Jackie Wu 5:29 PM
Discord :)
NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:29 PM
cue a goose with Morgan freeman’s voice chasing me into the abyss
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JW
Jackie Wu 5:29 PM
(We used to be on Slack)
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JD
Jeremy Diaz 5:31 PM
I can share my chihuahua that I've made when it's presentation time, but in my heart of hearts, his name is "Chihuahua with the Fear of God in His Heart"
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NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:36 PM
oop exported as png
JD
Jeremy Diaz 5:37 PM
Girl SCARY
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CB
Casey Boyles 5:39 PM
Sri, this really resonates. I had a drawing practice for a while where I would draw my feelings every day and sometimes there would be dark cloud blobs!
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Sri 5:40 PM
thanks for sharing ❤️
CL
Corbin LeRahl 5:40 PM
This feels like something from Fran Bow
JD
Jeremy Diaz 5:40 PM
Oh Fran Bow is an insane pull
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NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:40 PM
oh man was that the super old tv show where the girl puts on different shoes or am I hallucinating
5:41 PM
nvm wrong Fran
CL
Corbin LeRahl 5:41 PM
(Point and click horror game)
MW
maya whitted 5:44 PM
I will try to be nicer to myself and take better care of myself so I don’t get overwhelmed
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VP
Vy Pham 5:45 PM
try to remind myself of how far i’ve come, treat myself better
JD
Jeremy Diaz 5:45 PM
I've been using WRAP (widen your options, reality-test, etc that sort of thing) in my management courses and I feel like that's important here. Like acknowledging that what I feel is not always legitimate to reality
BK
Bradley Kemp 5:45 PM
Recognizing how I feel
BL
Brianna Lorimer 5:45 PM
understand that it is a separate part of me that can be irrational, it is not a reflection of my character and who I am
NW
Naomi Wiesen 5:45 PM
go on a run and scream into the dying light of the afternoon

(maybe make myself a treat)
JD
John Ding 5:45 PM
Taking more deep breaths
CW
Carter Welch 5:45 PM
Notice negative thoughts and dissociate them from myself
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Sri 5:45 PM
spot it, acknowledge the fear/intention & try to ground (even just a deep breath)
KK
Kavya Kushalappa 5:45 PM
I would tell myself and my peers - believe you are enough, doing enough and on the right path.
KO
Keona Oparanaku 5:45 PM
Be more positive
TT
Tali Tamaki 5:45 PM
recognizing that I'm still young and don't need to have it all figured out right now
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BA
Benediktus Albert 5:45 PM
try to be more positive, acknowledge, and reflect what we can do better next time
KK
Kenneth Kang 5:45 PM
Do what you can do to your fullest
CB
Casey Boyles 5:46 PM
I am not young anymore and have a great job YET I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up!
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MW
maya whitted 5:47 PM
Thank you so much, this is very meaningful!
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JD
Jeremy Diaz 5:47 PM
I came in late so I'm still adjusting. But thank you for what I saw!
CH
Cav Hendricks 5:47 PM
This is off topic but do you miss living a nomadic lifestyle?
CB
Casey Boyles 5:51 PM
Same, my body feels stressed and my eye twitches before I will admit that I am actually stressed - shaking off my repressed British roots
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Sri 5:52 PM
how to silence the inner critic in situations like: interviews or presentations etc. when we need to be in the moment and do our best-while the time is ticking?
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CB
Casey Boyles 5:56 PM
We have some behavioral interview practice with Benchling on Thursday and they will reiterate this! Pause is ok!
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VP
Vy Pham 5:57 PM
thank you so much for today
BA
Benediktus Albert 5:57 PM
thank you!
KK
Kavya Kushalappa 5:57 PM
Thank you, Aleesha. This was helpful
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Adam Ong 5:57 PM
thank you for today!
JD
Jeremy Diaz 5:57 PM
Thank you both so much!
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Sri 5:57 PM
thank you so much!
IJ
Ivan Jauregui 5:57 PM
thank you!