Relationship with self
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
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The things you think about determine the quality of your mind. Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts. —Meditations 5.16
“There is always a philosophy for lack of courage.” — Albert Camus, “Notebooks (1942–1951)”
Stuff happens. Your stories about it determine whether it’s manageable or not.
Dr. Steven Brownlowtwitter.comI 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!