Academic life isn’t easy. Here’s one way to make it better. Cultivate self-compassion. Here are 3 ways: Number 1: Slow your pace. Self-criticism is a fast moving, reactive pattern. Self-compassion is a chosen way of responding where we meet our pain and difficulties with understanding and kindness. When you move fast, it’s easy to get stuck in reactivity and self-criticism. If you decelerate your pace, space for self-compassion opens up. Number 2: Try a little tenderness. Imagine a loved one exp

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