Episode

Is Higher Development Always Better?

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Deep Psychology
Published
Sep 8, 2026
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392
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Summary

We tend to think that higher ego development simply means being happier. Our logic is that greater self-awareness, motivations and flexibility, a more complex worldview, and a closer relationship to truth must mean that we are happier! Therefore, higher is better. Not so fast... This episode is a snippet from my Wednesday 2/9 episode, Intro to Cook-Greuter's Ego Development Theory (#160) .