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What does it mean?
Fischer suggests that life experiences have hardened him, reducing his natural generosity and softness.
In plain terms
He feels the world made him less kind than he once was.
What can you take from it?
Hard experiences can change our personality over time.

Where it applies

  • career development
  • personal struggle
  • life transitions

Putting it to work

  • Acknowledge how events shape your character

Questions to consider

  • How has your personality shifted over time?
  • Can you reclaim traits you think you lost?

Another view

Self-perception of change may not match external reality.

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