Psychologyspeaking topic
All-or-nothing thinking: failing once and concluding 'I'm a total failure'. Why is it so hard to see shades of gray?
— Beck, cognitive distortions (black-and-white thinking)
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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