A very interesting article, which makes you think at something you ordinarily wouldn't:

http://www.pau­lgraham.com/i­dentity.html

In short, it says it's wrong to have too many identities, because that would reduce your flexibility.

The most interesting identities are those related to meta-ideas. Let's define a meta-idea as an idea about ideas. Being a scientist is a meta-idea for example, because they work with ideas all the time: they take one and see if it matches reality.

Considering yourself a scientist is equivalent to putting a sign in a cupboard saying „this cupboard must be kept empty“. Yes, strictly speaking, you're putting something in the cupboard, but not in the ordinary sense.

It seems after reading the article that „Keeping Your Identity Small“ is also a meta-idea, and one advantageous to have.

POST#0060 2009-FEB-17

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