In this episode, Joel and Antonia examine the often overlooked costs of personal development. They explore why growth isn't always rewarded, what we have to sacrifice as we evolve, and how maturity can sometimes leave us feeling more isolated than empowered. Through stories, Jungian insights, and real-life reflections, they unpack the emotional, social, and motivational shifts that come with long-term growth and what it truly asks of us.
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The Hidden Cost of Personality Growth & Personal Development | Podcast 607
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What If Your “True Self” Doesn’t Exist? | Podcast 606
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(INFP) I think the cost of personal development for me has been understanding the distinction between my issues and the issues of others and how much they all intertwine. It’s like waking up from the Matrix and seeing how messed up we all are and how dysfunctional almost every human relationship is. It makes me see how fragile every relationship is and how easily our shadows can alienate us from each other. It’s also the knowledge that my relationships are not in my control. I’m only in control of one side of the equation which means we all live at each other’s mercy. The naivety of not understanding my behavior or the behavior of others allowed for a more hopeful view of humanity. I’m humbled enough now to know that the rampant trend of estranged families in this world can easily happen to me no matter what I do.
Also, I’m an iPhone user with Spotify. I don’t use Apple Music because I have a vast digital music collection burned from CDs and Apple Music/iTunes will randomly delete my music files off my hard drive. Apple is monopolistic enough to assume that every music file on my computer must have been bought from the iTunes store and therefore can and should be deleted because I can access it from Apple Music or redownload it from their store. I think it’s also their way of fighting imagined music piracy. To be fair I’m sure there are settings to prevent this but I don’t trust the settings enough to risk having a lifetime of music collecting wiped out or constantly backing everything up offline. Also, you’d be surprised how much music isn’t available through Apple or Spotify, especially film scores, hence the owning of my own files.