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Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Unlearning the Mental Tricks People-Pleasers Use to Survive

People-pleasers rely on mental tricks—defensive pessimism, manufactured enemies, instrumental compliance—to meet perceived external expectations and avoid the feared consequences of failing or saying no.
UX design
fromAndybudd
4 months ago

Why Designers Sound Negative (And Why That's a Good Thing) | Andy Budd

Defensive pessimism helps designers anticipate issues, while optimism is favored in product organizations, causing tension.
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