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Margaret Mead, the renowned American cultural anthropologist, used to tell her students that they should always remember that they were absolutely unique—just like everyone else. This observation by Mead is a favorite of mine, since it carries the promise of the paradoxical journey we all undertake: The path to finding ourselves.
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Forbes, D. (2015). The Identity Motive. In: The Science of Why. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137502049_6
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