I really like your point about how difficult it can be to discover your own preferences, particularly when you’ve made a habit of (internally or externally) saying something like “what I want doesn’t matter.”
“Selfishness” is often used as a throwaway insult to describe someone who puts little thought into how their actions affect others, but I think this is a mistake because it overlooks the genuine difficulty of discovering what values and pursuits are actually good for you. Thanks for the article.
Nice article Barbara... (do we still write articles?) I think that Democrats hate boundaries too, at least the ones who occupy the white house.
I really like your point about how difficult it can be to discover your own preferences, particularly when you’ve made a habit of (internally or externally) saying something like “what I want doesn’t matter.”
“Selfishness” is often used as a throwaway insult to describe someone who puts little thought into how their actions affect others, but I think this is a mistake because it overlooks the genuine difficulty of discovering what values and pursuits are actually good for you. Thanks for the article.