Exploring how self-deception can hinder personal growth, strain relationships, and motivate acts of cruelty, as well as the manipulation of memories as a common form of self-deception.
“. . .you must look at who you are and make an effort to know yourself, which is the most difficult knowledge one can imagine. When you know yourself, you will not puff yourself up like the frog who wanted to be the equal of the ox. . .” Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes […]
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