5 essays where William James sits on the council. William weighs in on growth, self-knowledge, identity loss. Read what William would tell you.
Three thinkers on growth and escape. James says test it against what actually changes. Dostoevsky says your secret motive is waiting. Horney says the idealized self is the first thing to go.
Three thinkers on losing your compass. Boethius says fortune was always a loan. Dickinson maps the interior territory. James says act and the feeling follows.
Three thinkers on confidence and failure. Angelou says confidence is built in the doing, not found first. Aurelius says the judgment was always yours. James asks what you actually believe.
Three thinkers on regret and redirection. James says the self is made of habit and can change. Machiavelli says look for the actual leverage. Woolf asks if any of it is yours.
Three thinkers on the crisis of self-knowledge. James says you have many selves. Zhuangzi says the self is a dream. Perls says stop performing and just notice.
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