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You Grow from Your Edges
Why is it necessary to be special? Probably because one cannot accept one’s normal self. And it is precisely for this reason that when being especially good becomes a lost cause, one makes the huge leap to being especially bad—the opposite extreme.
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Did I want to help other people who might be suffering in silence? Of course. But more than anything, I wanted to create coherence in my identity.
Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness
