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Posted On: October 14th 2026, 08:30 pm
If I asked you to make these towers the same height, what would you do? 🧠

Most people start adding to the shorter one. More confidence. More motivation. More discipline. More self-improvement.

Because we’ve been taught that growth means adding more.

But sometimes the fastest way to level things up isn’t to build one tower higher. It’s to take blocks off the other.

Less pressure. Less perfectionism. Less people pleasing. Less guilt.

We spend so much energy trying to become more, when the real problem is the weight we’re already carrying.

Growth isn’t always about adding. Sometimes it’s about putting things down. 💛

Comment MINI and I’ll send you the link to my Pocket Psychologist Mini Course. 🧠
Comments (60)
psy01121990 6 hours ago
jen_pritchard 13 hours ago
jenmmillers 14 hours ago

jenmmillers

Beautifully put 👏

nancyschneiderwarner 14 hours ago

nancyschneiderwarner

Awesome 😍

the.happy.mum.project 16 hours ago

the.happy.mum.project

Like this change in perspective. Also love a lot of the comments here taking a different take all together. Just shows that there are so many different ways to look at this in a healthy, more serving way ☺️

ranjanistephen a day ago
margaretanlundin a day ago

margaretanlundin

So true! ☀️🇸🇪

emilouembodied 2 days ago

emilouembodied

I absolutely adore your videos xxxxxx❤️❤️❤️❤️

saathwellness 2 days ago

saathwellness

You explained it beautifully ❤️

fiker820 2 days ago

fiker820

Mini

timetorumble21 2 days ago
oliveandmoss_sydney 2 days ago
psychologywithcharlotte 2 days ago

psychologywithcharlotte

Such a good thought 🩵

janellefahd 2 days ago

janellefahd

👏👏❤️

scarred_n_fabulous 3 days ago

scarred_n_fabulous

Putting down guilt and perfectionism can be just as powerful as building new skills. We don’t talk about that enough 🤍

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