Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Too often, I let feelings of embarrassment and shame keep me from doing the things that I know I can and should do. Because I was embarrassed that I had not started a 401k plan earlier, I kept putting it off and I kept just putting all of my saving in a taxable investment account. As time went on, the embarrassment continued to build.
It wasn’t rational, but that story repeats over and over in my life. A lot of my friends have similar feelings about things they know they should do.
If some feeling of shame/embarrassment is keeping you from doing the thing(s), that you know you should do, know you’re not alone and know that it’s going to be better once you get a little bit of momentum going in the right direction.
#behavior #lawyering #psychology
Too often, I let feelings of embarrassment and shame keep me from doing the things that I know I can and should do. Because I was embarrassed that I had not started a 401k plan earlier, I kept putting it off and I kept just putting all of my saving in a taxable investment account. As time went on, the embarrassment continued to build.
It wasn’t rational, but that story repeats over and over in my life. A lot of my friends have similar feelings about things they know they should do.
If some feeling of shame/embarrassment is keeping you from doing the thing(s), that you know you should do, know you’re not alone and know that it’s going to be better once you get a little bit of momentum going in the right direction.
#behavior #lawyering #psychology
