In her book "daring greatly" Brene Brown highlights the importance of "belonging" to oneself first. Jordan Peterson says much the same thing in "maps of meaning" and "12 rules" from a masculine perspective. It's no wonder our hero's from Jesus to Satoshi lived and taught the same message of autonomy, sovereignty, and self reliance/acceptance. Not many reach for independence, just as they don't reach for pain or excellence, and it took me too long to learn these lessons, but it is by far the better way to live. View quoted note →