shifting into @harlequinean makes several things uncomfortably clear about my ordinary boy personality, maybe the biggest of which is that i deeply believe that i'm not allowed to be happy or have nice things or even want very much, by default, most of the time
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*but* that if i tried very hard i could arrange specific conditions, mostly involving other people (mostly women) showering me with praise and affection, under which i'm allowed to be happy and that the arranging of these conditions has been my dominant psychological motive
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Malcolm 🌎cean Retweeted QC
So stoked for you to read Already Free. It says epically incisive things about these dynamics.https://twitter.com/QiaochuYuan/status/1250478215358902273 …
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yeah i have a lot to integrate and i have a hunch reading this book will help
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Awesome. I have this appetite I can't even quite explain that like... really wants to interview people about this book. Whether those interviews (or excerpts) get posted anywhere is an open Q, depending on person. Other potential interviewees:
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Hell yeah, I'd love to just riff about the book, whether one-on-one or as a group. I've been connecting a lot of its insights on relationship and codependency to some shadow work I've been doing as well, would be fun to discuss!
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Maybe we should do a book club that meets over video every couple of weeks :)
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I'm open to exploring that, although for some reason I'm mostly still drawn towards an interview format, at least to start with! Someone else could host a book club tho, and I'd show up!
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No problem. Just DM me any time, I'd be fine with a Zoom interview or answering questions through email (though I'd probably come up with more coherent written answers, haha).
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