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why yes,,, north woods by daniel mason is the perfect example through which to explore eduardo kohn and henri bergson's conceptualisations of the self :)))
p.s. pi.bkclb discord server is linked, come join!!! <33333
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If you've ever wanted to start reading theory (or simply read more of it) but feel overwhelmed with where to begin, check out this handy dandy Google drive chock full of readings and resources. And remember that autodidacts reign supreme!
Mar 28, 2025
just finished reading this book for a book club I’m in (not PI.BKCLB, we just started Palaces for the People this week tho, hop in) and it’s changed my whole outlook on so many things.
long story short: maslow’s pyramid is not a good way to understand maslow’s hierarchy of needs (it was made by a corporate consulting firm to promote workplace productivity) and it doesn’t account for the fully developed theories that maslow landed on later in his life. to get a bigger picture of what “self-actualization” is, you gotta think of it as building a sailboat. maslow’s work is soooo much bigger than meeting needs in service of individualism, give this book a read if you wanna know why maslow thought the highest human purpose was to transcend
Dec 4, 2024
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Read a book, annotate the book, read a book on the same topic from a different perspective! Please !!!!!!!! Think!!!
Apr 29, 2024
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Feb 1, 2024
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romanticise ur blunders & ur missteps, bc that is just part of being a creature. if u saw a duckling fall flat on its face and scramble 2 its feet u wouldn't judge the freakin duckling, u would think it was the cutest thing ever. because it is. we r just organisms in big ungainly bodies, and that is part of our charm. tripping over ur own feet is maybe the most adorable thing u can do. like awwhh u tripped on the pavement </333
this extends 2 social interactions 2. messaging exes that u miss them, making a joke that doesn't land, mishearing/not knowing/forgetting something, etc??!!?! SO SWEET. genuinely such wonderful & important & adorable things 2 do.
i think this is maybe the best thing i've ever managed 2 train my brain 2 do. it isn't foolproof but it makes life a lot gentler.
Feb 5, 2024
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just about everything that happens to you will be interesting to your future self/your descendants/archaeologists. immortalise your to do lists, shopping lists, packing lists, things that loved ones say, things that strangers say, the phrases you hear that would make a good band name. brainstorm what to do on the weekend, list your cravings, the songs stuck in your head, transcribe birdsong, etc. i track my periods & my finances in my journal. sometimes if i really want to take a photo of something i'll restrain myself and draw it in my journal instead. sometimes i take notes for uni in there, or draft sewing patterns, or sketch when im bored. journals are self-portraits!!!!!!!
Apr 21, 2024