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The terror of relying on yourself

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Tom Knighton
Sep 15, 2023
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There are some people who celebrate being self-reliant. Maybe they’re not really, but at least some of them could be. They have all the skills and knowledge to depend on themselves no matter what.

For most of us, relying on ourselves for most things is good enough, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Yet earlier today, I came across a meme that kind of summed up my own thoughts about my own self-reliance abilities.

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