Developing Self-Respect Through Personal Agency
Update: 2025-02-24
Description
In her collection Slouching Towards Bethlehem (1968), essayist Joan Didion examined the turbulence of the 1960s with a sharp, unsentimental gaze. Among its many insights, her reflections on self-respect stand out as both timeless and deeply personal. Didion argued that true self-respect does not come from external validation but from the internal discipline of personal accountability.
. . .
For more helpful resources, please visit ParthSawhney.com and subscribe to the e-mail newsletter.
Support my work here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/parthsawhney
#personaldevelopment #selfhelp #philosophy
Comments
In Channel