"We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more in imagination than in reality." — Seneca To understand a human, one must abandon poetry and wishful thinking. Not to become cruel, but to become clear. Most humans are not "themselves." Not even close. They are made of pieces. None of these pieces asked to be born. Most of them are survival responses. Inherited biases. Improvised defenses. Replayed memories. I. No Internal Sovereign What does it mean to act from the center? To decide — not react...