Chapter
The Importance of Relationships for Building Your Self-Identity
1:49:52 - 1:52:21 (02:29)
You have multiple selves and can choose the situations you put yourself in, but you cannot be a self by yourself. Spending time around people and choosing relationships that allow you to be your best self is important.
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The self is not a singular entity, but rather multiple selves that can be expressed depending on the situation at hand.
1:49:52 - 1:51:29 (01:37)
Psychology
Summary
The self is not a singular entity, but rather multiple selves that can be expressed depending on the situation at hand. Different contexts will highlight different aspects of a person's beliefs, feelings, and actions.
ChapterThe Importance of Relationships for Building Your Self-Identity
Episode#140 – Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The risk of saying "be yourself" as it can be used as an excuse, and the importance of actively choosing relationships that allow us to be our best selves, rather than using "being ourselves" as a justification for negative behavior.
1:51:29 - 1:52:21 (00:51)
Authenticity
Summary
The risk of saying "be yourself" as it can be used as an excuse, and the importance of actively choosing relationships that allow us to be our best selves, rather than using "being ourselves" as a justification for negative behavior.