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Why we repeat patterns despite linear thinking about change

Every New Year I make the same resolutions and fail the same ways and my therapist says this is the definition of insanity but maybe it is just being human.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You mistake cyclical return for failure, not recognizing that spiraling back can deepen understanding.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”

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