56 Quotes About Self-criticism

Easing back in her seat, Grace watched the children in the playground opposite, coats off, faces flushed, laughing hysterically with pleasure. They were so vividly alive, completely immersed in the game. She tried to recall a time when she'd been that way and realized she couldn't remember when that had been. She'd lost the knack of forgetting herself. Instead she seemed to look down on herself throughout the day, scrutinizing, judging; finding herself wanting more.

There are my 'Poe' pieces and my 'Dunsany pieces' —but alas— where are any Lovecraft pieces?

Without the fervor to taste life’s bewitching fruit and in absence of a keenness to gain personal knowledge gained through exploring, probing, surveillance, and self-scrutiny, I risk apathy, befuddlement, and lethargy overwhelming me.

The only way to reduce ugliness in the world is to reduce it in yourself,

Self-criticism, on the other hand, is anathema to self-compassion. Once we learn to stop judging ourselves, we can look upon our lesser talents with compassion.

I'm not saying the plot doesn't have holes.

We are harder on ourselves than we are on anyone else.

The great thing about making yourself the villain is nobody’s likely to contradict you.

You can't understand human motivation. You can only understand your damned machines because you're a machine yourself, with skin on.