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Who you think you are--your notion of "self"-- is a mere cartoon, just as your notions of other people are cartoon versions of them, but critically these cartoons form the touchpoints of narrative that bind together our mental models of the world and our place in it.
Gregory Berns • The Self Delusion
We come to know our own minds through our interactions with others. Our mirror neuron perceptions, and the resonance they create, act quickly and often outside of awareness.
Daniel J. Siegel • Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
psychology
zebisko • 2 cards
the self
Mo Brewer • 3 cards
The “self” that is the observer arises from the self-referential act of self-modeling.
Bobby Azarian • The Romance of Reality: How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
Ego
Steven Schlafman • 1 card
“social self,” the part of him that had learned to value the things that were valued by the people around him. This “social self” couldn’t tell me what Melvin loved, enjoyed, or wanted, because it literally didn’t know.
Martha Beck • Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
Personalities and people
Psychology, what makes you “you”, knowing HOW to communicate with people
Perzen Patel • 2 cards