The Self Under Scrutiny: A Radical Challenge to Identity
It’s 600 pages long about not knowing, but incredibly knowledgeable. In ’The Book of Not Knowing’, philosopher and martial artist Peter Ralston challenges our sense of self. It’s gold for personal development. He argues that what we consider to be “us”—our roles, beliefs, and identities—is actually just a collection of concepts we’ve constructed over time. Old news, you might say!? But it’s what happens when we start stripping away these constructs that it gets interesting. See me pointing toward increased freedom and personal growth.