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What Do You Owe Your Former Self When You Outgrow Who You Were?

The Stoic Compass··15 October 2026·13 min

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When you outgrow who you were, do you owe anything to that earlier version of yourself? Epictetus, Carl Jung, and Laozi argue three different answers: that the past self deserves nothing but honest accounting; that it carries wounds that must be understood before they can be released; and that change happens not through dramatic breaks but through slow, ordinary shifts in awareness. You'll leave with a concrete practice for identifying beliefs you inherited from an earlier version of yourself, and permission to stop waiting for the perfect moment to become who you're becoming.📖 Pay Attention by C. Trebue — available on Amazon: eBook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GR8WLMPC Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVV46SWF 📬 Subscribe to The Daily Practice newsletter: https://thedailypractice33.substack.com