Rereading oneself with an eye on the criticisms incurred is a low-risk activity in which one is constantly at liberty to choose among a triumphant riposte ("I was entirely right"), a not less gratifying apology ("Yes, I was wrong, and I have the grace to admit it"), and a quite self-congratulatory spontaneous self-criticism ("I was wrong, no one else noticed, I am truly the best").
Gérard Genette, Narrative Discourse Revisited
Conclusion: I can't wait until that fucking PhD is done so I can finally move on to the next level, i.e. narcisstic self-criticism (as opposed to the destructive self-criticism one faces during the PhD).
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