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		HWR_14 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scott Adams has died > If you minimize your life to minimize negative impacts on others, you are hurting yourself (and your friends and family). Mind expanding on that?

empthought 12 days ago [–]

I'm not the commenter, but I interpret it as:

The benefit that others get by you reaching your potential is greater than the risk to others of you making space for yourself to reach your potential.

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