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We're just a little over a week few days out from the Fall '23 semester Opening Day! Let's introduce ourselves. My brief bio is...
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(The syllabus is a constant work-in-progress, subject to change at the last minute; always consult the "Next" section in the upper...
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Haybron 5-6-The Sources of Happiness; Beyond Happiness: Well-being [ Again, I particularly appreciate comments (etc.) posted prior to cla...
But some have distinguished themselves by their superior achievements, others by their lassitude (not to mention attitude). We are, indeed, all individuals. (Except for the ones like that guy in Life of Brian who say "I'm not.")
ReplyDeleteI feel like it is practically impossible to not compare yourselves to others in at least some aspect, for me anyway!
ReplyDeleteHappier people don't much care what most others think of them, especially strangers, and don't worry about social comparisons. It's in our instinctive nature to care, but we can overcome that.
DeleteWe’ve been talking about this in Diversity of Communication. We can definitely categorize others, but we must be not as rigid as we typically are. Accept others for who they are, not necessarily for what they believe or what they have accomplished.
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