We have been socialized to use negative motivation (fear, shame, self-criticism) to drive achievement and behavior change, and this creates a pattern where we cannot hear or internalize positive feedback or success.

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Speaker

Jerry Colonna

Evidence Quote

like many of us you have been socialized to use negative to motivate do we get socialized or is that like inherent because I can remember doing this as a child from the time I was like five or six

Source

Jerry Colonna: How to Reboot YourselfThe Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:40:37 AM

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