Scapegoating

Jeff Fox
Jeff Fox
Nov 5 · 6 min read

Falsely blaming others is toxic enough, self-deluding away personal accountability is corrosive and dangerous.

We would all rather be right than wrong. If things are going off the rails we would happier not being the ones at fault. Success certainly feels better, there’s no denying it, but failures and mistake will always be a part of life. As the human animal has evolved the primitive fight or flight survival instinct has also developed…

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Jeff Fox

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Jeff Fox

A professional dancer, choreographer, theatre creator, and featured TEDx speaker with an honours degree in psychology, two black belts, and a lap-top.

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