Alright. I realize this whole series is getting quite long! That said, it’s been an important process for me to wander through all of my thoughts slowly on this topic and to share my ideas along the way. I realize this is long-winded, but to be honest, I’ve made no attempt to shorten my thinking in this space.
I want to continue below — I’ll try to finish up the value of “mirrors” and then move on more quickly to the next goal!
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The Value of Mirrors
We have already established the basic benefits of self-knowledge, and it’s important now to break out the related sub-goals of reading for self-knowledge: Self knowledge through reading is important in order to understand ourselves, to affirm ourselves, and to critique ourselves. These sub-goals are broken out below.
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