In Ancient Greece, when the philosopher Socrates was asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: 'Know yourself'. Self-knowledge matters so much because it is only on the basis of an accurate sense of who we are that we can make reliable decisions - particularly around love and work.This book takes us on a journey into our deepest, most elusive selves and arms us with a set of tools to understand our characters properly. We come away with a newly clarified sense of who we are, what we need to watch out for when making decisions, and what our priorities and potential might be.Contents: Self-Ignorance Philosophical Meditation Emotional Identity Honesty and Denial Self-Judgement Emotional Scepticism

Autorentext

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Klappentext

Exploring the power of truly understanding ourselves and how this can help us make decisions and set our priorities in life. Providing a set of tools for self-discovery. Includes a series of practical exercises for self-analysis. Centered around The School of Life's most popular subject - the associated YouTube video 'Who Am I?' has 1.5 million views. Beautifully produced, premium gift format. Part of a new series of giftable essays from The School of Life.

Zusammenfassung
This book takes us on a journey into our deepest, most elusive selves and arms us with a set of tools to understand our characters properly. We come away equipped with a newly clarified sense of who we are, what we need to watch out for when making decisions and what our priorities and potential might be.

Inhalt

i. Self-Ignorance
ii. Philosophical Meditation
iii. Emotional Identity
iv. Honesty and Denial
v. Self-Judgement
VI. Emotional Scepticism