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Originally Posted by funchy  I don't keep it as a deep-dark secret nobody knows. However, I also don't advertise it to everyone I meet, either. That's why it's called personal development... it's personal. If someone asked me straight out what I think about __ or what book I was reading or if I read so-and-so's PD book, I'd give them an answer. I also don't think it being such an unusual activity. Everyone engages in PD when they learn new things, take a class, try to be a better person, or whatever. |
Yes, this.
I'll introduce PD concepts into a conversation if I think it's relevant, and if I think it's going to be useful to the person I am talking to. If they show more interest, I'll go into more detail, and maybe recommend books.
But I don't discuss these things unless I get the sense they really want to know about it and are receptive to it. If they aren't receptive, telling them all about it won't make much difference--it may even put them off. Proselytizing repels more people than it converts. My enthusiasm is mine alone, and not universal.
And yes, other people pursue PD in very different ways than I do. They might be ways I personally find needlessly limiting, punitive, or self-denying. But if I want the freedom to develop myself according to my own lights, I have to grant others that same freedom.