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How to develop your capacity for self-direction
You can do more than you think: Practical principles for self-directed growth Mai Schwartz Feb 22, 2023 Our mission at the Recurse Center is to transform lives by helping people direct themselves . Becoming a better programmer is the shared purpose that structures the retreat at RC, but the idea of self-direction is broadly applicable to many pursuits in life. It’s about where your motivations come from: directing yourself means doing things that are motivated by your joy and curiosity, instead of by external pressures and fear. It’s also really hard to do. Most of us have years of conditionin
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