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]