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What does it mean?
Sincerity allows you to see your different parts and remove the masks you wear.
In plain terms
Being sincere helps you see your parts and take off your mask.
What can you take from it?
Practice daily sincerity to uncover your true self.

Where it applies

  • relationships
  • therapy
  • leadership

Putting it to work

  • practice honesty
  • drop pretenses

Questions to consider

  • What mask do you wear today?
  • Are you being truly sincere?

Another view

Radical sincerity can harm relationships without tact.

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