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What does it mean?
Our interpretation of events shapes our identity and future actions more than events themselves.
In plain terms
How you see events changes your future more than the events do.
What can you take from it?
Interpretation drives behavior and identity.

Where it applies

  • overcoming failure
  • personal growth
  • trauma recovery

Putting it to work

  • reframe setbacks
  • reflect on past interpretations

Questions to consider

  • How do you interpret your past?
  • What stories tell you about yourself?

Another view

External events like accidents can limit agency regardless of interpretation.

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