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One major cost of self-deception is that we use painful life experiences to justify being non-ideal versions of ourselves.

One major cost of self-deception is that we use painful life experiences to justify being non-ideal versions of ourselves.
– Cortney S Warren

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  38. Take that your accidental self and build it into your ideal self. – Sunday Adelaja
  39. Life is a journey filled with experiences but without the experiences, there will be no life. – Kemi Sogunle
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