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How Does Your Persona Limit You?

Identifying Splits Between The Self and Persona Archetypes

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Joe Gibson
Feb 11, 2025
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Identifying Splits Between The Self and Persona Archetypes

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As I’ve grown up and as my list of responsibilities and commitments have increased I’ve noticed a split in how I show up to the world. This is most obvious in the difference between the Joe, who writes this blog, and the Joe who works 50 hours a week at h…

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