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Exercise12 minOccupationalCompassion

The inner boss

Meet the voice that talks to you at work — and teach it a kinder tone.

The path

How it works

  1. Listen to the voiceWrite
  2. The boss you deserveWrite
  3. Rewrite itWrite
  4. Take it to work
Inside every working day sits a boss nobody hired: the voice in your head that comments on how you do your job. For many it is a boss they would never put up with in real life — never satisfied, quick to blame, silent wh …

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The evidence

Why does it work?

Self-compassion — meeting your own mistakes with the same kindness you would show a friend — is linked in studies to lower stress, less burnout and more sustainable motivation, without performance dropping. Source: Neff (2003); Neff & Germer, Journal of Clinical Psychology (2013).

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