These are wonderful tips. It's especially good to remember that I need to stop being concerned with other people's disapproval -- *and* their approval. Neither can do anything for me. Maybe part of this springs from being a writer, where I'm always selling, selling, selling articles and books to editors. Getting editors to approve of your ideas and writing is important!
I have definitely become more aware of the problem recently. Fortunately, I can catch myself when I'm in the middle of having these fleeting thoughts and stop them in their tracks (and it's amazing how many times it happens every day). But it's very hard to stop the thoughts before they start, which is the problem.
We actually have those Feynman books here in the house, so I'll have to dig them up.
Thanks, everyone, for your advice!
Linda
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