Tag: selfish
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Relevance
I want my life to matter. I want my life to be useful. I want my life to make a difference. I want relevance. I have a very small circle of influence. It’s a good circle but is very small. I spent a couple of hours on the phone with Danny and he tried to…
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Selfish
I want more than I need. I’m pretty sure of it. Stephanie wants me to be my authentic self. That I think is my authentic self. She also wants us to be sustainable. I want to eat more than I need to eat. That is not sustainable. I don’t care. I want you to bring…
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Building a better you
The worst advice Americans get on a regular basis is: Just be yourself. If a person believes they are the way they are and can’t do anything about it, that is a recipe for mental illness. Lack of self control is a great predictor of negative outcomes. We all tend to be selfish, ignorant, and…
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Could or Should?
If I were as committed to a harmonious world as I should be I should give up my ego. Sadly I am not so committed that I could give up my ego. There are people who take great joy in selfless service. I am not one of them. I serve my family in a fairly…
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The Tribe of Mark
I had a conversation with an old friend where she tried to convince me that the only thing that makes the world work is love and that my admissions of selfness would leave me fruitless. I disagree fundamentally that humans are naturally loving and good. I think that selfishness is our defining feature. Yes humans…
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Judging People
Are you a good judge of character? I feel like I’m a good judge of character but I tend to keep it to myself. I know some truly exceptional people, and a lot of mediocre people. In the first case I will tell them so that they know. No one wants to hear that they…
Latter Day Sinner 