the thing you called discipline was fear | episode no. 27
restraint isn't self-control. suppression is. and for a long time, author confused the two — and paid for it in relationships that mattered. musing 107 pulls apart what separates suppression from restraint: not willpower, but how much room the impulse is ever allowed to have. musing 108 moves into standards — what they actually are, why preferences aren't the same thing, and how standards function as the ultimate filtering mechanism. this episode gets personal. both musings do.---quick hits- 450 substack subscribers | 648 followers- pinterest: 173k impressions | 1,500 saves in the past 30…
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