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Back to EpisodesLearning To See Progress Beyond Just Looks
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Somewhere along the way, most of us learned to measure our progress by what we see in the mirror. But the mirror leaves out almost everything cool and interesting.
Ryann, Jess Gordon, and Nic get into why looks are so easy to nitpick, where all that pressure comes from, and how to start measuring progress by something other than your reflection. They talk about the moving goalposts of the "ideal" body, how following the wrong social media accounts can rewire how you see yourself, why the people closest to you don't keep you around for your abs, and the affirmations that actually work (hint: it's not the ones you don't believe).
Nic makes the case for neutral-at-worst self-talk, Jess breaks down building your Rolodex of things you like about yourself, and Ryann gets into performance and hobby goals that pull the focus off aesthetics entirely.
Because how you look really is the least interesting thing about you.