Relationship with self
Schmerz ist Bindung. Wer jeden schmerzhaften Zustand ablehnt, ist bindungsunfähig. Intensive Bindungen, die schmerzen könnten, werden heute gemieden. Alles spielt sich ab in einer palliativen Komfortzone. In seinem Buch »Lob der Liebe« weist Alain Badiou auf den Werbespruch eines Dating-Portals hin: »Es ist ganz leicht, verliebt zu sein, ohne zu
... See moreByung-Chul Han • Palliativgesellschaft
In French, “cultiver son jardin intérieur” means to tend to your internal garden—to take care of your mind.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • You and Your Mind Garden

GK Chesterton
One of the great benefits of writing down the events in your life is that you will begin to see your existence as a grand story.

“A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.” – Kevin Kelly
Collaborative Fund • Smart Words From Smart People
the self is no longer a subject but a project . The self is something to be optimised, to be maximised, to be made efficient, cultivated for its capacity for productive output. The worry is that all life activities become viewed as lines on a résumé. Knowingly or otherwise, we risk being constantly governed by the question How is what I’m doing
... See moreAlec Stubbs • The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play
