20 Paradoxes That Are True | Mark Manson

• Sides of the Contradiction:
  
  
  • Conscious pursuit: Deep, unconditional intimacy and belonging.
  
  
  • Unconscious creation: Presenting only curated, sterilized emotions that block full connection.


• Recurring Pattern of Frustration:
  
  Relationships feel shallow, one-sided, or sub

we would come to recognize that concepts that seem natural to us are full of contradictions. Perhaps accepting this messiness would lead us to a more conscious and intelligent way of living.

It’s the backwards law again: the more you try to be certain about something, the more uncertain and insecure you will feel. But the converse is true as well: the more you embrace being uncertain and not knowing, the more comfortable you will feel in knowing what you don’t know.