#57: Understanding your productivity shame
The Academic Imperfectionist
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The Importance of Identity in Shame
The philosopher Christa K. Thomason has argued for a different account of shame. She thinks that shame is not about values, but about identity. We feel shame at a moment when we spot a mismatch between our self-image and the way we really are. Someone who finds themselves unexpectedly naked in public feels shame when they find their identity overshadowed by their nakedness.
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