not in the slightest. the difficulty has actually been about constant because i keep pushing my current understanding until i end up in situations that break it. i spend very little time satisfied that i understand myself
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a popular myth is that people who are Very Feelings have feelings that work. nothing could be further from the truth. the Very Feelings are capable of generating much more novel and fascinating ways to make feelings not fucking work and exercise this capability wantonly
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What about satisfied that you're constantly relearning and staying open to your (new) self?
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It has increasingly seemed apparent to me that understanding the self is not a good goal. Instead the focus has shifted to practice of introspective and interpersonal skills. Some level of understanding is often a byproduct, but it’s not the point.
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I had the impression that introspection was something like 'process by which you understand yourself' -- how do you see introspective skills different from self-understanding?
