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self-sabotage

1 essay on self-sabotage from the Consilium journal. Featuring Sigmund Freud, Oscar Wilde, Alfred Adler. Each pits three thinkers against one hard question.


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Why Do I Keep Sabotaging the Things I Say I Want?

Three thinkers on self-sabotage. Freud says you're getting something from it. Wilde asks if the performance punishes the real self. Adler says the struggle became who you are.

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