There is a kind of person who moves through the world without flinching at criticism, and we have long mistaken their steadiness for coldness. Psychology now offers a more precise reading: what appears to be emotional distance is often emotional autonomy — a hard-won reorganization of the self around internal values rather than external approval. The distinction matters not only for how we understand others, but for how we understand the quiet work of becoming whole.
Psychology explains why dismissing others' opinions signals autonomy, not coldness
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