1/ There's an epidemic of low self-esteem going around. If it were like obesity, median weight would be 300 lb.
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2/ Self-esteem is good for soldiers, cops, anyone who might make life-threatening mistakes under pressure
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3/ For others, especially those doing creative work, it's a liability. Solution: keep identity small, as says paulgraham.com/identity.html
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4/ Are alternatively, keep your identity large but ironic. Either way, the key to operationalizing it in behavior is...
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6/ Self-esteem is actually a very ill-posed construct that only belongs in highly credentialist organizations, an internalized superego
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7/ There is no such thing. All esteem is other-esteem. Healthier to recognize that primary source rather than program a proxy into your head
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