<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Self-criticism often reflects borrowed standards.... > Self-criticism often reflects borrowed standards. Advertising and cultural messages can set impossible ideals, and recognizing that many of your harshest judgments are not truly your own frees you to be kinder to yourself and others. **Source:** [[livestreams/Gratitude, Giving, and the Dignity of People Without Shelter - Workbook|Gratitude, Giving, and the Dignity of People Without Shelter]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Self-criticism often reflects borrowed standards. Advertising and cultural messages can set impossible ideals, and recognizing that many of your harshest judgments are not truly your own frees you to be kinder to yourself and others.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-self-criticism-often-kinder-yourself-others ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->