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> As sidenote, this is one of the 25 points of advice in John Perry Barlows "adult principles" which I discovered late in life. It is the only written work I h
by emptysongglass 5y ago
> As sidenote, this is one of the 25 points of advice in John Perry Barlows "adult principles" which I discovered late in life. It is the only written work I have on my wall, with items 1, 3 and 10 marked with highlight pen by my wife as areas for personal development for me.
I want a little more context because if my wife highlighted areas for my personal development that was hanging on our wall, I would feel controlled, diminished, and disrespected.
By the same token, I would never force her to eternally view highlighted areas of personal development I had judged she lacked. It privileges your view as holy, when you are in fact just another person with a perspective, not absolute legitimacy.
- abraae 5y agoAdditional context: it was provided to me as suggestions, none of it came as a surprise, and I decided to put on the wall. There was no "forcing" involved. I personally don't have any problem with anyone suggesting areas of improvement for me, and equally would disregard it if it was off base.