Relationship with self

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Byung-Chul Han • Undinge

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

— Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

Dylano | Essayful • Tweet

@neuranne I struggled with understanding this whole "enjoy the journey" idea. This was because my life had no purpose. When I found my "why", the intrinsic motivation came naturally and I no longer had to force myself to do what I should. That's when happiness... See more

Vito | Act or Regret twitter.com

“I believe pretty strongly that one’s overarching aim in life and work is to always be making one’s self obsolete.” – Tim Hanson

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

Alec Stubbs • The Achievement Society Is Burning Us Out, We Need More Play

“Rebecca Solnit put it much the same way…: ‘I suspect that the mind, like the feet, works at about three miles an hour. If this is so, then modern life is moving faster than the speed of thought.’ In other words, thoughts – or souls – can get left behind if their hosts move too quickly