Relationship with self

“That was all a man needed: hope. It was a lack of hope that discouraged a man.” — Charles Bukowski, “Factotum”

Ask good questions.

Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Fail like a scientist

Stuff happens. Your stories about it determine whether it’s manageable or not.

Rituale lassen sich als symbolische Techniken der Einhausung definieren. Sie verwandeln das In-der-Welt-Sein in ein Zu-Hause-Sein. Sie machen aus der Welt einen verlässlichen Ort. Sie sind in der Zeit das, was im Raum eine Wohnung ist. Sie machen die Zeit bewohnbar. Ja, sie machen sie begehbar wie ein Haus. Sie ordnen die Zeit, richten sie ein. In

Byung-Chul Han • Vom Verschwinden Der Rituale

relationship with self

how we relate with and feel about ourselves

Supritha S and • 89 cards

I aspire to Isak Dinesen’s way: work a little every day, without hope and without despair. What a way to live! To make! To be!

sari azout • Things I'm Thinking About

A man who lies to himself is often the first to take offense.

— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

Dylano | Essayful • Tweet

I started to talk about my fears and my hurt. I started questioning what was important to me and why

Brené Brown • Braving the Wilderness

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