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Mar 23, 2021

I've been feeling stuck on something lately - help me out What does it feel like to be proud of yourself? Not coldly looking at the impact of your output but like, warmly regarding yourself as a person for doing it? Been running into walls looking for that feeling.

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Mar 23, 2021

idk but i’ve had much better luck having ideal parents be proud of me - warm regard, like you said, not sure how else to describe it

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Mar 23, 2021

i had a strong experience of being proud of someone else once and that helped me triangulate - like i knew she was really struggling with something and i got to see her take a concrete step towards improving it in a way that felt brave to me and was just overwhelmed with love

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

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@captain_mrs

i don’t have a particularly sharp description of it my chest was just bursting but not in a romantic way

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