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Leslie John

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1180 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

It's a campaign.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

It's not a one-shot thing.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

And I think that also hopefully liberates people into thinking, well, if I didn't quite describe myself right this time, like I will have another conversation.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

It's an ongoing interactive dialogue.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

Yes, absolutely.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

And that's a completely valid concern.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

It's especially valid when just the people that you're really close to and you love them and you feel like

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

you've wronged them.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

This is kind of one of the hardest types of disclosures to make.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

he also hit on this point, he said, it's like I'm a different person.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

And that's a kind of self dissonance that is a really hard thing to deal with.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

Because we like to think of ourselves as faithful, kind to our spouses, but then there's this thing we did that is antithetical to that.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

And so then you're like, well, who am I?

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

And he said, compartmentalize, and that's kind of a coping mechanism is to compartmentalize that.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

but it's not the healthiest of coping mechanisms.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

Oh, that's exactly where my mind was going as well.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

I think that this is a core thing.

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

When thinking about whether to reveal a secret,

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

What's your North Star?

Hidden Brain
The Cowboy Philosopher

What's your purpose?