Untethered Mind

Untethered Mind

People-pleasing will hurt you with tiny cuts. Do this instead.

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Alex Mathers
Feb 04, 2026
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It took me most of my 41 years to realise I was operating on outdated software.

I had downloaded a program into my mind as a boy.

As we all do.

It is the software that guides us in our early years. Most of us never see a system update before we hit the grave.

What’s its name?

‘People-Pleasing V 1.0.’

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