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A MEDITATION

“ It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.

— Marcus Aurelius

Meditations 12.4

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A reflection

This is the private hypocrisy everyone runs: loving ourselves first and outsourcing the verdict. The solution isn't to love ourselves less; it's to trust our own assessment more. You know if you did well today. That's the only review that needs to be signed off.

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