Understanding yourself : the mental hygiene of personality / by Ernest R. Groves.

  • Ernest R. Groves
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[1935]
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Credit: Understanding yourself : the mental hygiene of personality / by Ernest R. Groves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    that which we face when we consider our skeleton. The possibilities of change are far less than we might choose, but the ability to use or misuse our resources, more than anything else, decides our career. We can build a program for our life upon the practical task of learning to make the most of ourselves, and have honesty at the base. Just as using our resources leads to success, so in a similar manner learning to tolerate ourselves, not in the sense of shrinking from high standards but of recognizing our individuality, leads us more than any other life attitude toward happi¬ ness. It is not for us to seek a different personality but to utilize to our utmost the self we are. [37]