How you lose yourself one small yes at a time | The Space

You say yes to avoid an awkward moment, and you tell yourself it's only a detail.

"You don't sell your soul in one moment, you sell it in pieces, one self-betrayal after another."

From my book The Space: Where Choice Actually Lives.

It happens in the moments that seem too small to count. You agree to something to avoid an awkward moment, or you let a comment pass. A life is mostly details, and after ten years you're someone you didn't decide to become.

Most people have a pattern like this running and don't know it's there. If you want to find yours, do the Atlas. It names the pattern running your life in a single sitting. It's free at codexofthearchitect.com