I should clarify a bit here — being naïveté is clearly a distinct thing (an EE really), while being naive has a distinctive flavor as well. It is a feeling and a way of being that is certainly its own thing, distinct from just a general sense of well being. But I don’t know if I can say clearly ‘when’ it starts to happen while doing the above. I’d certainly say taking the sincere approach outlined here engenders naïveté , but not sure if that is so satisfying a way to put it
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