Relationship with self
“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
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
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Stuff happens. Your stories about it determine whether it’s manageable or not.
Dr. Steven Brownlowtwitter.comthe 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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