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The art of turning enough into too much, then calling it self-care.
means The act of giving yourself more of something — food, drink, pleasure, comfort — than is good for you.
from Built from Latin roots: 'indulgere,' meaning to be kind or give free rein to oneself, prefixed with 'over-' to signal excess. 'Indulgere' originally carried a sense of yielding or granting favor — the same root gives us 'indulgent' and 'indulgence' in the religious sense of pardon granted. Pile 'over' on top and the word tips a gentle allowance into a surplus — kindness toward yourself pushed past its useful limit.
- origin
- from latin indulgere, to be kind to oneself
- the trap
- pleasure's returns diminish, but desire doesn't notice
- ancient wisdom
- greeks called it hubris, nature always sends a bill
- modern version
- one more episode becomes a lost weekend