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The Myth of the Adult

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

The myth of adulthood (that you’re free to do whatever you want) gets insulated from the facts by the fables you repeat to yourself. You tell yourself that you’re doing very well; that you’re really enjoying your career, family, and life; that you’re doing about the best anyone could expect; and that you’re achieving so much more than so many other people you know.

Puberty, Morality, and Maturity

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Here’s my point: for much of their lives, most adults remain fixed in conventional (superego-based, culturally-defined) morality. This stage works fairly well for most people most of the time . . . up to a point. If you live in conventional morality, the problem that you’re going to have to face sooner or later arises from the conflict between those conventional moral assumptions that guide your behavior and your authentic self.

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