insult and crave good reputation. ‘The rest of your life is, I think, motivated by feeling good about ourselves and avoiding negative emotions, which are about being ostracized or rejected or devalued,’ he said. ‘If you look at our daily activities, we earn wages to bring an income. But once we’ve satisfied our basic food, housing and environmental needs, we’re motivated to pursue validation from other people. And that, of course, is because of this need to keep our belief in our self-worth.’ Our lack of true authenticity means that who we are and how we behave tends to shift, somewhat,
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