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We lie to ourselves to protect our self-images, which allows us to act immorally while maintaining a clear conscience. According to the very latest research, self-deception may have even evolved to help us to persuade others; if we start believing our own lies, it’s much easier to get other people to believe them, too.

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The Man With No Legal Identity – Off the Grid in Appalachia

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You meet your 18 year old self and you are only allowed to say 3 words … what do you say?

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“When you tell somebody something they will sometimes believe you, but if you lead them to conclude something on their own they will ALWAYS believe you.”

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There can be many reasons that we don’t believe in ourselves:

  • We don’t believe in ourselves because someone told us we shouldn’t.
  • We fear failure, and we focus on all the times we have failed.
  • We focus on the lack in our life instead of the abundance.
  • We have never had the support to build up our self esteem in the first place.

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EJ is 18. He told me he has been homeless for 11 years.

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