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    Forget being who you are. Life’s about becoming who you want to be

    Menno van der Land / April 19, 2020

    You may recognize this: To friends, family or colleagues you can’t refrain from stressing that you “want to be yourself”, and meanwhile you silently ask yourself, “Who am I actually?” If so, then…

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Quick Facts

Home base: Leiden, The Netherlands

Education: PhD in political science

Philosophy: existentialism & pragmatism

Personality type: INTJ-A, critical thinker & ambivert

Political orientation: liberal-minded democrat

Into: travel, philosophy, photography, politics, wine, good food & good conversation

Recent Articles

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