conditions of worth

Conditional Love — The Rule Nobody Taught You Directly (Part 3)

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Illustration of a woman taking in applause after presenting, relief and tension mixed — the start of conditional love.
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series When Productivity Becomes Worth

Conditional love wires worth to output early — praise that came for results and receded otherwise. Here’s how the rule was learned, and what it protected.