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Oscar Wilde

2 essays where Oscar Wilde sits on the council. Oscar weighs in on self-sabotage, desire, imposter-syndrome. Read what Oscar would tell you.

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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

Identity

Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud?

Feeling like a fraud at work or in life? Horney, Maslow, and Wilde disagree about what imposter syndrome is actually protecting you from.

Karen HorneyAbraham MaslowOscar Wildeimposter-syndromeself-worthauthenticity

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Abraham Maslow Alfred Adler Karen Horney Sigmund Freud authenticity desire imposter-syndrome self-sabotage self-worth

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