Don't try to change yourself

Don't try to change yourself. Selves are complex and inevitably conflicted. There will always be a part of you at odds with your own best impulses. Instead, try to find ways to design your world so that it nudges you to behave the way you wish you wanted to.

— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

Also belongs to

• Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit)
• Communication & Conflict (Communication/Conflict)

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