Where Fromm joins Freud is in asserting that the very development—consciousness—that brought about our rise and then our fall is the only one that can release us from this pervasive sense of aloneness. The problem is that the consciousness bestowed on us is just barely sufficient; if we are to achieve inner freedom, it is necessary that we become... See more
Eventually you develop an allergy against exhausting your life force with things you do not care about.
Your body rejects it without explanation.
Even the thought of it will make you feel sick.
You will self sabotage.
Most never get there. They live... See more
when people diagnose “lack of agency” the real issue is lack of playfulness. fix playfulness and agency follows naturally. trying to "will" agency into your life as if you’re somehow broken only perpetuates the problem