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Inner Conflict

"Two souls, alas, are housed within my breast. And each will wrestle for the mastery there."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe -
Key Themes
  • Mixed Emotions
  • Ambivalence
  • Feeling Conflicted
  • Analysis Paralysis
  • "Both/And" Thinking
  • Being Congruent
Key Thinkers
  • Martha Beck
  • Mel Robbins
  • Jordan Peterson
  • Wendy Smith
  • Teal Swan
  • Jay Earley
The Art of Being In A State Of “Integrity”

By Martha Beck

 "Both/And" Thinking As A Solution To "Either/Or"

By Wendy Smith

How To Handle Indecision

By Mel Robbins
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Understanding Our Internal Resistance

By Teal Swan
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Decision Paralysis: When We Overthink

By Garry Tan, Paradigm Shift & Therapy In A Nutshell

Getting Trapped By "Should" Statements

By Dr. Allison Answers, Therapy In A Nutshell & Actualized

The Value In Knowing If We're Being Congruent

By Jordan Peterson
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There is as much difference between us and ourselves as there is between us and others.

- Michel de Montaigne


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By Damon Cart, Brad Yates & Seed Of Peace

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Thrive Global

Why Inner Conflict Is Your Most Important Issue – Plus Three Steps to Resolution

Full Article

Quartz
Mixed emotions are a sign of complexity rather than indecision

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BBC Radio 4
Why it’s strong to be ambivalent

Full Article

Everyday Health
How & Why to Reduce the Cognitive Dissonance You Feel

Full Article

Loner Wolf
8 Types of Internal Conflict and How to Find Peace of Mind

Full Article

Forbes
How To Win The Conflict Within

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Martha Beck
How To Live Your Truth

Full Article

Slate
Ambivalence Is Awesome (Or Is It?)

Full Article

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How to Avoid Conflicting Thoughts and Emotions

Full Article

Medium
7 Ways You Are Out Of Alignment With Your Soul

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Lifehack
How To Deal With Inner Conflict And Free Yourself

Full Article

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Aeon
Chairwork Invites You To Shift Perspective On Who You Are

Full Article

My Therapy NYC
2 Ways to Deal With Ambivalence

Try The Exercise

Psych Central
If 'Should' Statements Run Your Life, This Might Help

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Julie Harris
How To Quit Your Inner Conflict For More Peace And Clarity 

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Audio Books

Essential Vs Social Selves

Taken from Finding Your Own North Star, by Martha Beck.
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Book Extracts

Why Some Problems Are So Challenging
Taken from Both/ And Thinking, by Wendy Smith.
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Reconnecting: How Your Essential Self Says 'No'
Taken from Finding Your Own North Star, by Martha Beck.
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The Nature Of Ambivalence
Taken from On Second Thought, by William R Miller, PhD.
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Understanding Polarization
Taken from Resolving Inner Conflict, by Jay Earley.
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    • Mind & Matter
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      • Alcohol
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      • "If Only..."
      • Let Go, Forgive
      • Live (& Let Die)
      • Paradise Lost
      • Radical Acceptance
      • Resilience
      • Stoic
      • Tales Of Yesterday
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      • David Allen
      • Dan Ariely
      • Brené Brown
      • Susan Cain
      • Joseph Campbell
      • Julia Cameron
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      • Amy Cuddy
      • Susan David
      • Richard J. Davidson
      • Angela Duckworth
      • Charles Duhigg
      • Carol Dweck
      • David Eagleman
      • Nir Eyal
      • Tim Ferriss
      • Marie Forleo
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      • Malcolm Gladwell
      • Seth Godin
      • Daniel Goleman
      • Adam Grant
      • Heidi Grant
      • Robert Greene
      • Rick Hanson
      • Benjamin Hardy
      • Johann Hari
      • Ryan Holiday
      • Andrew Huberman
      • Steven Johnson
      • Carl Jung
    • K - P
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      • Dacher Keltner
      • Steven Kotler
      • Ellen Langer
      • Nicole LePera
      • Mark Manson
      • Gabor Maté
      • Kelly McGonigal
      • Greg McKeown
      • Kristin Neff
      • Cal Newport
      • Friedrich Nietzsche
      • Gabriele Oettingen
      • Dan Pink
      • Steven Pressfield
      • Jordan Peterson
    • Q - Z
      • Mel Robbins
      • Tony Robbins
      • Ken Robinson
      • Gretchen Rubin
      • Laurie Santos
      • Tina Seelig
      • Martin Seligman
      • Simon Sinek
      • Teal Swan
      • Eckhart Tolle
      • Matthew Walker
      • Richard Wiseman
      • Philip Zimbardo
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