24. Discussing The School Of Life "Emotional Identity". Mentioning John Oliver, Alain de Botton

Article link: https://www.theschooloflife.com/thebookoflife/emotional-identity/ The questions are: - Self-Love -- If people knew who I really was deep down, they’d be shocked. -- It can be embarrassing to ask where the bathroom is. -- I relationships, it can feel pretty disturbing when someone you like starts to like you back. -- I sometimes feel a bit disgusting. -- When people like you, a lot of it comes down to what you’ve managed to achieve. - Candour -- People tend to think too much. -- I’m not a jealous person -- I’m basically very sane. -- I don’t mind feedback in theory, but most of what I’ve received has been really quite off the mark. -- There’s far too much ‘psychobabble’ around these days. - Communication -- People you’re close to should be naturally good at understanding how you feel in a lot of areas. -- When I feel misunderstood, I need to be alone. -- I’m not a good teacher. -- I sulk every now and then. -- People rarely ‘get it’ when you’re trying to explain. - Trust -- It’s not going to all be OK in the end. -- I worry about my health. -- Civilization is pretty fragile. -- When someone is late, I sometimes wonder if they might have died. -- If you don’t watch them closely, people will try to swindle you. Quotes: - “I’m not proud of everything i’ve done, but i’m proud of who i am today.” - "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." Eleanor Roosevelt - “Compare yourself not to others but to who you were yesterday.” Jordan Peterson. - “Don’t promise when you are happy, don’t reply when you are angry, don’t decide when you are sad.” Decisions = logic + emotion. If are you outside 1 standard deviation and can delay making a decision then delay :)! Mentioning: - The 'Dear HBR' podcast. - Aristotle’s golden mean/ - Nelson Mandela's bio 'A long road to freedom.' - The book 'Don’t sweat the small things.' - Helpfully uncooperative. - Happily irritable - All models are wrong. Some are helpful. Contact us at [email protected]