242 - Rules, Approval & Avoidance The Payoffs—and Better Alternatives (With Ash Smith)
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Why we seek approval and follow rules - even when they don’t serve us. Dominic and Ash explore Approval, Conventional, Dependent and Avoidance styles, their payoffs and costs, and the Constructive alternatives that work better.
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