266. Personalization: Getting it Wrong v. Being Wrong
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
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The Difference Between I Did Something Wrong and I'm a Bad Person
The difference between I did something wrong and there's something wrong with me as a person, that difference is everything. It's when we make it mean something bad about our essential selves that we run into trouble. We just like another way of personalizing it. So you can feel disappointed when something doesn't go well for you. You don't get the result you want. Or someone else doesn't behave the way you want. Right? That's okay. Versus I'm disappointed in myself. If whatever result I got that wasn't what I wanted,. That means I let myself down. I do something wrong. I'm not morally acceptable. And so if your inherent personhood is not good
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