# Self-Description is Self-Delusion

**Published by:** [ric.eth mirror](https://paragraph.com/@ric/)
**Published on:** 2021-12-20
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@ric/self-description-is-self-delusion

## Content

I have started to notice something about people: when they describe themselves to you they are usually the opposite of what they say. ”I am relaxed” > Angry ”I am a hustler” > Lazy ”I am straight” > Curious ”I am a fighter” > Failure ”I am a feminist” > Abuser ”I am empathetic” > Pathetic ”I am there for people” > Ghost ”I am an entrepreneur“ > Bankrupt ”I am a pillar of the community” > Crumbling These are terms that other people should use to describe you. You should not use them to describe yourself. If someone else says: ”She is an absolute savage who has incredible empathy” That is amazing! If you say that about yourself, I am taking note.

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