How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us
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Average rating3.8
I enjoyed this. It's very modern and idealistic but it hit some high spots for me. I'm 46 and either going through or getting deeper into self evaluation, personal development and spirituality. I've gone through life feeling like an imposter at times, and untouchable at other times. I'm coming to believe that I can be a good person and work things out to be happy.
Some of the characters in the book at tragic. The vagina smell guy - such a shame. The selfie girl. Same. The gangster - an amazing tale of self discovery.
The book talks of motivations and cultural shifts and neo liberalism. I found the latter most enlightening, going back in time to Reagan and Thatcher. The concept of different cultures too - West vs East with the fish analogy. Fascinating.