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Why Self-Actualization Shouldn’t Be Your Ultimate Goal

It’s just a pit stop on a much larger journey

When I was in high school and going through my teenage rebel phase, I quietly despised the concept of self-actualization.

Why? I thought it to be an ego-driven, selfish pursuit associated with personal ambitions — such as creating art no one would understand, or writing…

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