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The builder's mindset: a way out of the "drill sergeant" / "Zen master" dichotomy
Here's a radically new way to relate to your work.
Feb 2, 2022
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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A different and better way to live
An exposition of the "builder's mindset" and its contraries
Jul 14, 2023
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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It's Time to Build the Builders
Introducing my new Substack newsletter
Feb 1, 2022
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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Agency via Knowledge
The fundamental process by which we (re)build ourselves, with or without a therapist
Aug 6, 2024
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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Death is the default
Why building is our safest way forward
May 19, 2022
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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The best way to build yourself is to build
There’s a phenomenon most therapists have been confronted with, but few explicitly identify or discuss (partly because it’s hard to know what to say…
Oct 2, 2023
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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Your flaws matter less than you think
Why flawlessness is a faulty metric for human perfection
Jan 30, 2024
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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The courage to be “ordinary”
A conversation with Anne Briard, the insurance lawyer who is living her best life
Dec 30, 2024
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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No such thing as intrinsic motivation
“I love every day.
Jun 13, 2022
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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No such thing as intrinsic motivation
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The quest for psychological perfection
Why I've wholeheartedly embraced it, and why everyone else should, too
Aug 2, 2022
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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Israel and Hamas—through a builder’s lens
A conversation with two friends.
Oct 24, 2023
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Dr. Gena Gorlin
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The builder's yardstick: your life as the measure of all things
A builder builds, and a builder can build many things: a product or service, a team, a company, an essay, a song, a friendship, a home, a family, a…
Mar 27, 2024
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