
143. Why People Pleasing is a Trap
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The Dangers of Pseudo Ideals
Pleasing people is probably one of the most potent of them. But in general, money, success, good looks, ever-improving fitness, there's a lot of things that could be pseudo ideals. Where they differ from ideals is that, one, they're attainable. And another thing, which is even in a sense makes it even worse, is that they're not under your control. So I think these pseudo ideals are dangerous because they stop us from pursuing the real thing.
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