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Alfred Adler

3 essays where Alfred Adler sits on the council. Alfred weighs in on growth, mastery, self-sabotage. Read what Alfred would tell you.

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Career

How Do You Know When You've Outgrown Your Job?

Three thinkers disagree about outgrowing your job. Adler says you're confusing ambition with superiority. Fromm asks if you're in having mode. Musashi says you haven't mastered it yet.

Alfred AdlerErich FrommMiyamoto Musashigrowthmastery

Identity

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.

Sigmund FreudOscar WildeAlfred Adlerself-sabotagedesire

Relationships

When Should You Put Yourself First in a Relationship?

Three thinkers on selfishness in love. Adler says connection is the point. Klein says guilt is the clue. Le Guin says the self is not a thing you sacrifice.

Alfred AdlerMelanie KleinUrsula K. Le GuinSelf-CareBoundaries

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Erich Fromm Melanie Klein Miyamoto Musashi Oscar Wilde Sigmund Freud Ursula K. Le Guin Boundaries Self-Care desire growth mastery self-sabotage

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