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annastarlight's review
4.0
Accessible and insightful. Argues that throughout the last two centuries, there has been an unprecedented emphasis on the self in Western society, which is a mixed blessing. Sometimes self-awareness becomes so overwhelming that it drives people to find means to escape the self, through alcohol, binge eating, or sado-masochism. Fascinating stuff, and I found Baumeister's style to be easily readable and his concepts understandable for a lay-person with passing interest in psychology.
ironi's review
4.0
I liked this book a lot. It was readable and interesting. It offered a taste into a world I haven't ventured into for a while.
I'm trying to read more actively, trying to read more and actually think about what I read, make it less passive. I find myself asking about this book in terms of 2018. We can submerge into ourselves so easily, find people that accompany us the way we'd like,
Aaand I forgot what I wanted to write. Guess it wasn't very important and I have stuff to do (let's do this Psychometry) so let's wrap this up.
what I'm taking with me
• One day I'm going to go on a retreat and meditate all the time. Going to experience what it's like to live that spirituality.
• the self is hella complicated.
• Freud thought suicide happens because you want to kill someone but feel guilty.
I'm trying to read more actively, trying to read more and actually think about what I read, make it less passive. I find myself asking about this book in terms of 2018. We can submerge into ourselves so easily, find people that accompany us the way we'd like,
Aaand I forgot what I wanted to write. Guess it wasn't very important and I have stuff to do (let's do this Psychometry) so let's wrap this up.
what I'm taking with me
• One day I'm going to go on a retreat and meditate all the time. Going to experience what it's like to live that spirituality.
• the self is hella complicated.
• Freud thought suicide happens because you want to kill someone but feel guilty.
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