#  Cracking the code of why, when some choose to ‘self-handicap’ 

 





December 04, 2025

 

 

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New research offers hints for devising ways to stop students from creating obstacles to success. Read her full article on [The Harvard Gazette](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/12/cracking-the-code-of-why-when-some-choose-to-self-handicap/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Gazette%2020251205%20(1)&spMailingID=36116981&spUserID=NjQ0NDgxOTcxMjEyS0&spJobID=3043198907&spReportId=MzA0MzE5ODkwNwS2).



 

 

 



 

 

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