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This awareness is another proof of Vertical growth. There’s a difference between saying “He made me angry,” and “I got angry when he did that.” When he makes you angry, you’re being “done to” from the outside in. But when you get angry that someone did something, you’re taking responsibility for the anger from the inside out.
The Map
Keith M. Eigel, PhD
Confidence is one of those words that we use to mean different things without even realizing it. One is __epistemic confidence__, or certainty—how sure you are about what's true.…If you say, “I'm 99 percent sure he is lying," or guarantee this will work,“ or “There's no way the Republicans can in" you're displaying a lot of epistemic confidence.
Separately, there's __social confidence__, or self-assurance: Are you at ease in social situations? Do you act like you deserve to be there, like you're secure in yourself and your role in the group? Do you speak as if you're worth listening to?
The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef
When we give our ultimate allegiance to any of the principalities and powers, large or small, we find ourselves perennially at war with anyone who places these things at risk. Idolatry breeds perpetual vigilance and violence.
Reviving Old Scratch
Richard Beck
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