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    29 ago 2025
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    Discover a powerful decision-making framework to overcome self-sabotage using insights from decision science and psychology. Learn to expand options beyond fear, reality-test limiting beliefs, and make choices aligned with your authentic goals rather than your deepest fears.

    Breaking Free From Your Own Worst Enemy

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    Self-sabotage often masquerades as rational decision-making, where we tell ourselves we're being 'realistic' or 'practical' when we're actually being governed by fear. The key is shifting from 'What if I fail?' to 'What if I succeed beyond my current capacity to handle it?'

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    Punti chiave

    1

    Breaking Free From Your Own Worst Enemy

    0:00
    2

    The Hidden Architecture of Self-Defeat

    0:45
    1:11
    1:40
    2:13
    3

    Widening Options Beyond Fear-Based Thinking

    2:46
    3:20
    3:47
    4:20
    4

    Reality-Testing Your Internal Narratives

    4:51
    5:13
    5:49
    6:23
    5

    Creating Emotional Distance From Fear

    6:55
    7:24
    7:54
    8:28
    6

    Honoring Your Authentic Core Priorities

    8:56
    9:22
    9:54
    10:20
    7

    Preparing for Success and Setbacks

    10:43
    11:11
    11:42
    12:13
    8

    Setting Tripwires for Self-Awareness

    12:38
    13:02
    13:34
    14:00
    9

    Building Your Anti-Sabotage Decision System

    14:25
    14:49
    15:21
    15:49
    16:11

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