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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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8/ Robinson Crusoe on an island cannot have "self esteem" issues. He only has two standards: survival in external world, enjoyment in head
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9/ Aiming for high self-esteem is like fat supply chains. You insure against uncertainty in other-esteem through internal inventory.
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11/ This means externalizing your self-esteem as other-esteem into quality relationships, not insuring against validation volatility
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