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by doboyy 7y ago
I think I might've stretched what is traditionally meant by "be yourself" too far. The model I suggested was to take psychological pain as a hint that you are not living according to your principles. An explicit example of th
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by doboyy 7y ago
I want to offer an alternative interpretation on the "be yourself" mantra, because I think there is some wisdom there. You first have to "know thyself", which is difficult, because I don't think introspection is nat
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by doboyy 7y ago
This is a good point. I think the their intent here is fine, but it seems like the wrong way to go about opening up more opportunities to people who start with somewhat of a disadvantage. In any case, I don't think you should have to g
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by doboyy 7y ago
I agree that believing free-will exists can be advantageous when being confronted with choices and alternative timelines. Believing that you have no autonomy can lead to situations where you don't weigh different possibilties at a give
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by doboyy 7y ago
Learning about automata theory was one of the most mind-expanding experiences I had in college. It was certainly not something I would've stumbled upon without guidance. I believe that describes most of the value I derived from a degre
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by doboyy 7y ago
On the last part, I think a major part of why therapy can be helpful is because you have the choice to not adopt different personas, which makes me wonder that issue is a large source of problems. I'm not the first to say this, but I f