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There are the things you say you want, the things you think you want, the things you do, and the things that make you happy. It's rare for any two of them to be

• nonbirithm 6y ago
  I keep wondering if there is a term for the act of telling yourself something and not truly believing it. Or the implications of constantly remembering about an idea but denying it as not a "true" want. This kind of behavior is of great interest for me. Because I thought that that was what I was doing when I said I didn't want to try art as a hobby, and actively disliked it whenever I chose to do it, but with a self-induced financial obligation it actually became bearable, although not yet pleasurable.