We unpack the psychological connection between our to-do lists and our sense of self-worth. This powerful insight reveals how our childhood conditioning has created a neurological pathway where we equate achievement with love, approval, and ultimately survival.

• The never-ending to-do list has become a substitute for our need for approval
• Our brain evolved to equate attention with love and survival from our earliest days
• As children, we learned that achievement was a reliable way to gain parental attention
• Ticking items off our lists gives us a dopamine hit, making us "dopamine junkies"
• We often tie our emotional state (feeling calm, worthy) to completing external tasks
• The key is detaching our sense of self-worth from productivity and achievement
• You are enough just as you are, regardless of what remains on your to-do list

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