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Identity: Assigned, Conditioned or Chosen?

This is a revised, shorter version of the original essay, The Self You Didn't Choose. This piece draws on Western psychology, African philosophy and Buddhist thought to ask a better question than "Who am I?" — and what to do with the answer.

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Identity: Assigned, Conditioned or Chosen?

This is a revised, shorter version of the original essay, The Self You Didn't Choose. This piece draws on Western psychology, African philosophy and Buddhist thought to ask a better question than "Who am I?" — and what to do with the answer.

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The Self You Didn't Choose

The self-help industry tells you to find yourself. But what if a significant part of who you are was assigned, conditioned and reinforced long before you were old enough to push back on it? I think the question we ask shouldn't be, "Who are you?', It should be, "Who decided.?"

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I am melting

Stuck at home with my leg up and two fans trying to cool my tackle, but I was doing it wrong.

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