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Distinctiveness is a fundamental part of identity.

Distinctiveness is a fundamental part of identity. Differentness is what makes us who we are. It gives our lives meaning. We have to shift from a negative identity or a sense of 'what I am not to a positive or a sense of what I am. The question twentysomethings should often ask themselves is what am I for?.

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