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🎭 False Selves

Characters who inhabit constructed personas so thoroughly they lose sight of who they really are, examining the cost of performing an identity that was never truly theirs.
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
🧠 Philosophy Of Self🏗️ Constructed Self💭 Memory And Identity
Me Summary
Me 89%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Self🏗️ Constructed Self💭 Memory And Identity
Why Do I Do That?
by Joseph Burgo • 2012
Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.
4.15
1k+
🛡️ Defense Mechanisms🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help💔 Shame And Self-Worth
Why Do I Do That? Summary
Why Do I Do That? 89%
Your defenses protect you from pain but keep you trapped. Learn to spot and loosen them.
by Joseph Burgo 2012
4.15
1k+ ratings
🛡️ Defense Mechanisms🧠 Psychodynamic Self-Help💔 Shame And Self-Worth
Losing Ourselves
by Jay L. Garfield • 2022
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
4.03
603
🧘 Buddhist Philosophy🧠 Philosophy Of Mind💨 No-Self Philosophy
Losing Ourselves Summary
Losing Ourselves 88%
No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.
by Jay L. Garfield 2022
4.03
603 ratings
🧘 Buddhist Philosophy🧠 Philosophy Of Mind💨 No-Self Philosophy
The Self Illusion
by Bruce M. Hood • 2011
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
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2k+
🧩 The Constructed Self🧠 Memory Unreliability🪞 Social Identity
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion 88%
Your brain constructs the story of a unified you. Memory, culture, and neurons are the ingredients.
by Bruce M. Hood 2011
3.84
2k+ ratings
🧩 The Constructed Self🧠 Memory Unreliability🪞 Social Identity
I Think, Therefore I Lie
by Warren Archer • 2019
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
3.44
9
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
I Think, Therefore I Lie Summary
I Think, Therefore I Lie 88%
Self-deception evolved first, lying to others came second, and objectivity was never the goal.
by Warren Archer 2019
3.44
9 ratings
🤥 Self-Deception🧠 Cognitive Biases🧬 Evolutionary Psychology
Surrounded by Liars
by Thomas Erikson • 2024
Four personality types, four ways to lie, and the single question that corners a habitual deceiver.
3.38
865
🤥 Deception And Trust🕵️ Detecting Lies💻 Online Disinformation
Surrounded by Liars Summary
Surrounded by Liars 88%
Four personality types, four ways to lie, and the single question that corners a habitual deceiver.
by Thomas Erikson 2024
3.38
865 ratings
🤥 Deception And Trust🕵️ Detecting Lies💻 Online Disinformation
Bunk
by Kevin Young • 2017
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
3.18
1k+
🎭 Hoaxes And Deception📝 Cultural Criticism🎪 Racial Appropriation
Bunk Summary
Bunk 88%
America's real tradition is the hoax, and its most reliable lever is race.
by Kevin Young 2017
3.18
1k+ ratings
🎭 Hoaxes And Deception📝 Cultural Criticism🎪 Racial Appropriation
The Power of Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
Two core beliefs determine your self-worth; this book teaches the daily practices that build them.
3.62
239
🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology🧘 Self-Acceptance🔒 Personal Integrity
The Power of Self-Esteem Summary
The Power of Self-Esteem 88%
Two core beliefs determine your self-worth; this book teaches the daily practices that build them.
by Nathaniel Branden 1987
3.62
239 ratings
🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology🧘 Self-Acceptance🔒 Personal Integrity
Meeting the Shadow
by Connie Zweig • 1991
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
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2k+
🧠 Jungian Psychology🌑 Shadow Work🔒 Emotional Repression
Meeting the Shadow Summary
Meeting the Shadow 88%
You cut off half of who you are in childhood. Becoming whole means taking it back.
by Connie Zweig 1991
4.30
2k+ ratings
🧠 Jungian Psychology🌑 Shadow Work🔒 Emotional Repression
The Mind is Flat
by Nick Chater • 2018
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
3.74
852
🧠 Folk Psychology Critique🔍 Consciousness Studies🎭 Confabulation
The Mind is Flat Summary
The Mind is Flat 88%
Your inner life is not an archive. Every belief and emotion is improvised in the moment.
by Nick Chater 2018
3.74
852 ratings
🧠 Folk Psychology Critique🔍 Consciousness Studies🎭 Confabulation
Maxims
by François de La Rochefoucauld • 1665
Every virtue is self-interest in a mask. Even your humility is pride that learned to bow.
4.03
5k+
🧠 Moral Psychology🎭 Self-Deception✒️ Aphoristic Philosophy
Maxims Summary
Maxims 88%
Every virtue is self-interest in a mask. Even your humility is pride that learned to bow.
by François de La Rochefoucauld 1665
4.03
5k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🎭 Self-Deception✒️ Aphoristic Philosophy
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
by Robert Kurzban • 2010
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
3.95
869
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧱 Modular Mind🎭 Self-Deception
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite Summary
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite 88%
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
by Robert Kurzban 2010
3.95
869 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🧱 Modular Mind🎭 Self-Deception
Honoring the Self
by Nathaniel Branden • 1983
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
4.20
737
🪞 Internal Validation🌱 Authentic Self🧠 Conscious Choice
Honoring the Self Summary
Honoring the Self 88%
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
by Nathaniel Branden 1983
4.20
737 ratings
🪞 Internal Validation🌱 Authentic Self🧠 Conscious Choice
Why Good People Do Bad Things
by Debbie Ford • 2008
Self-sabotage runs on hidden shame. The way out is an internal truce, not a fight.
3.95
537
🖤 Shadow Work🔄 Self-Sabotage😔 Toxic Shame
Why Good People Do Bad Things Summary
Why Good People Do Bad Things 88%
Self-sabotage runs on hidden shame. The way out is an internal truce, not a fight.
by Debbie Ford 2008
3.95
537 ratings
🖤 Shadow Work🔄 Self-Sabotage😔 Toxic Shame
Lying
by Sam Harris • 2011
White lies still poison trust. Radical honesty is the only stable foundation for real relationships.
3.88
23k+
🤥 Lying🗣️ Radical Honesty🏛️ Moral Philosophy
Lying Summary
Lying 88%
White lies still poison trust. Radical honesty is the only stable foundation for real relationships.
by Sam Harris 2011
3.88
23k+ ratings
🤥 Lying🗣️ Radical Honesty🏛️ Moral Philosophy
El Hombre Light
by Enrique Rojas • 1992
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
3.12
535
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🧭 Moral Psychology🛒 Consumerism Critique
El Hombre Light Summary
El Hombre Light 88%
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
by Enrique Rojas 1992
3.12
535 ratings
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🧭 Moral Psychology🛒 Consumerism Critique
Creating Love
by John Bradshaw • 1992
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
4.03
217
🧒 Inner Child Work👪 Family Systems🛡️ Shame Healing
Creating Love Summary
Creating Love 88%
The mask you built to survive childhood is now blocking love. Here's the way past it.
by John Bradshaw 1992
4.03
217 ratings
🧒 Inner Child Work👪 Family Systems🛡️ Shame Healing
Wanting
by Luke Burgis • 2021
Everything you want, you learned to want by watching someone else. The question is who.
3.79
5k+
🧠 Social Psychology🐒 Imitative Behavior🔍 Hidden Motivations
Wanting Summary
Wanting 88%
Everything you want, you learned to want by watching someone else. The question is who.
by Luke Burgis 2021
3.79
5k+ ratings
🧠 Social Psychology🐒 Imitative Behavior🔍 Hidden Motivations
The Art of Being
by Erich Fromm • 2013
The self-help industry sells you more having disguised as being. Here is the harder path.
4.04
6k+
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🛒 Anti-Materialism🌿 Authentic Living
The Art of Being Summary
The Art of Being 88%
The self-help industry sells you more having disguised as being. Here is the harder path.
by Erich Fromm 2013
4.04
6k+ ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🛒 Anti-Materialism🌿 Authentic Living
L'Avversario
by Emmanuel Carrère • 2013
Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.
3.99
51k+
🧠 Criminal Psychology🎭 Pathological Lying📖 Literary True Crime
L'Avversario Summary
L'Avversario 88%
Eighteen years as a fake doctor. His office: a parking lot. Then he killed his family.
by Emmanuel Carrère 2013
3.99
51k+ ratings
🧠 Criminal Psychology🎭 Pathological Lying📖 Literary True Crime
The Road to Character
by David Brooks • 2015
Two kinds of virtue compete in every life. The modern world only teaches the shallower one.
3.65
27k+
🧘 Virtue Ethics🪴 Character Development📖 Cultural Criticism
The Road to Character Summary
The Road to Character 88%
Two kinds of virtue compete in every life. The modern world only teaches the shallower one.
by David Brooks 2015
3.65
27k+ ratings
🧘 Virtue Ethics🪴 Character Development📖 Cultural Criticism
The Anatomy of Peace
by The Arbinger Institute • 2015
Conflict begins when you see people as obstacles instead of people. The rest is justification.
4.19
18k+
🕊️ Conflict Resolution🎭 Self-Deception💥 Interpersonal Conflict
The Anatomy of Peace Summary
The Anatomy of Peace 88%
Conflict begins when you see people as obstacles instead of people. The rest is justification.
by The Arbinger Institute 2015
4.19
18k+ ratings
🕊️ Conflict Resolution🎭 Self-Deception💥 Interpersonal Conflict
A Mind of Its Own
by Cordelia Fine • 2005
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
3.86
3k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology
A Mind of Its Own Summary
A Mind of Its Own 88%
Your brain is a self-serving lawyer, not an impartial scientist. The evidence is damning.
by Cordelia Fine 2005
3.86
3k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🤥 Self-Deception⚖️ Moral Psychology
Selfless
by Brian Lowery • 2023
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
3.77
414
🧠 Social Psychology🧱 Social Construction🪞 Self And Identity
Selfless Summary
Selfless 88%
The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.
by Brian Lowery 2023
3.77
414 ratings
🧠 Social Psychology🧱 Social Construction🪞 Self And Identity
Self-Knowledge
by The School of Life • 2018
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
3.99
2k+
🔮 Philosophical Self-Help🧠 Emotional Awareness🎭 Self-Deception
Self-Knowledge Summary
Self-Knowledge 88%
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
by The School of Life 2018
3.99
2k+ ratings
🔮 Philosophical Self-Help🧠 Emotional Awareness🎭 Self-Deception
Werner Erhard
by W.W. Bartley III • 1988
Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.
3.92
91
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🌱 Human Potential🧘 Zen Buddhism
Werner Erhard Summary
Werner Erhard 88%
Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.
by W.W. Bartley III 1988
3.92
91 ratings
🧠 Humanistic Psychology🌱 Human Potential🧘 Zen Buddhism
Self to Lose, Self to Find
by Marilyn Vancil • 2020
Jesus says lose one self to find another. The Enneagram shows which is which.
4.15
950
🧩 Enneagram Typology✝️ Christian Spirituality🎭 False Self True Self
Self to Lose, Self to Find Summary
Self to Lose, Self to Find 88%
Jesus says lose one self to find another. The Enneagram shows which is which.
by Marilyn Vancil 2020
4.15
950 ratings
🧩 Enneagram Typology✝️ Christian Spirituality🎭 False Self True Self
Selfie
by Will Storr • 2017
How centuries of individualism, guilt, and competition built a self that can never feel good enough.
3.91
4k+
🏛️ History Of The Self🌍 Western Individualism📉 Perfectionism Critique
Selfie Summary
Selfie 88%
How centuries of individualism, guilt, and competition built a self that can never feel good enough.
by Will Storr 2017
3.91
4k+ ratings
🏛️ History Of The Self🌍 Western Individualism📉 Perfectionism Critique
Never Be Lied to Again
by David J. Lieberman • 1998
The tells that expose a liar, and the questions that make the truth unavoidable.
3.62
1k+
🔍 Lie Detection🎭 Deception Psychology🧍 Body Language
Never Be Lied to Again Summary
Never Be Lied to Again 88%
The tells that expose a liar, and the questions that make the truth unavoidable.
by David J. Lieberman 1998
3.62
1k+ ratings
🔍 Lie Detection🎭 Deception Psychology🧍 Body Language
Getting Real
by Susan M. Campbell • 2001
Ten skills that replace the exhausting work of impression management with the relief of being known.
4.16
405
🗣️ Authentic Communication🌑 Shadow Work🪟 Self-Disclosure
Getting Real Summary
Getting Real 88%
Ten skills that replace the exhausting work of impression management with the relief of being known.
by Susan M. Campbell 2001
4.16
405 ratings
🗣️ Authentic Communication🌑 Shadow Work🪟 Self-Disclosure
El problema de ser demasiado bueno
by Xavier Guix • 2024
Obedience disguised as virtue: why your need to be good is making you sick and hollow.
3.84
149
🎭 People Pleasing🎯 Perfectionism🔒 Emotional Repression
El problema de ser demasiado bueno Summary
El problema de ser demasiado bueno 87%
Obedience disguised as virtue: why your need to be good is making you sick and hollow.
by Xavier Guix 2024
3.84
149 ratings
🎭 People Pleasing🎯 Perfectionism🔒 Emotional Repression
Why Do I Feel Like an Imposter?
by Sandi Mann • 2019
Seven in ten successful people secretly feel like frauds. The psychology that stops the spiral.
3.45
701
🎭 Imposter Syndrome💼 Workplace Psychology💪 Overcoming Self-Doubt
Why Do I Feel Like an Imposter? Summary
Why Do I Feel Like an Imposter? 87%
Seven in ten successful people secretly feel like frauds. The psychology that stops the spiral.
by Sandi Mann 2019
3.45
701 ratings
🎭 Imposter Syndrome💼 Workplace Psychology💪 Overcoming Self-Doubt
The Secret Life of Pronouns
by James W. Pennebaker • 2011
Your pronouns betray who you are: your status, your emotions, even whether you're lying.
3.67
3k+
🧠 Psycholinguistics📊 Text Analysis🕵️ Deception Detection
The Secret Life of Pronouns Summary
The Secret Life of Pronouns 87%
Your pronouns betray who you are: your status, your emotions, even whether you're lying.
by James W. Pennebaker 2011
3.67
3k+ ratings
🧠 Psycholinguistics📊 Text Analysis🕵️ Deception Detection
L'Estime de Soi
by Christophe André • 1998
Self-esteem is a balance of three forces. One neglected, it breaks; learn the real repair manual.
3.80
479
💎 Self-Esteem🤗 Self-Acceptance🧠 Self-Awareness
L'Estime de Soi Summary
L'Estime de Soi 87%
Self-esteem is a balance of three forces. One neglected, it breaks; learn the real repair manual.
by Christophe André 1998
3.80
479 ratings
💎 Self-Esteem🤗 Self-Acceptance🧠 Self-Awareness
TrueFaced
by Bill Thrall • 2003
Stop performing for God. Trust, not effort, unlocks the person He already made you to be.
4.14
770
✝️ Christian Formation🌱 Spiritual Growth📖 Discipleship
TrueFaced Summary
TrueFaced 87%
Stop performing for God. Trust, not effort, unlocks the person He already made you to be.
by Bill Thrall 2003
4.14
770 ratings
✝️ Christian Formation🌱 Spiritual Growth📖 Discipleship
You Can't Lie to Me
by Janine Driver • 2012
Why trusting people catch more lies, and the skills that turn gut instinct into accuracy.
3.80
653
🕵️ Deception Detection🧍 Body Language😮 Microexpressions
You Can't Lie to Me Summary
You Can't Lie to Me 87%
Why trusting people catch more lies, and the skills that turn gut instinct into accuracy.
by Janine Driver 2012
3.80
653 ratings
🕵️ Deception Detection🧍 Body Language😮 Microexpressions
The Way of Integrity
by Martha Beck • 2021
Your unhappiness is a lie you're living. A single honest question can dissolve it.
4.17
11k+
🧩 Inner Wholeness🧠 Cultural Conditioning💬 Radical Honesty
The Way of Integrity Summary
The Way of Integrity 87%
Your unhappiness is a lie you're living. A single honest question can dissolve it.
by Martha Beck 2021
4.17
11k+ ratings
🧩 Inner Wholeness🧠 Cultural Conditioning💬 Radical Honesty
People of the Lie
by M. Scott Peck • 1983
Evil wears a Sunday suit. It refuses to feel guilt and makes children pay instead.
3.99
9k+
🧠 Moral Psychology📋 Psychiatric Case Studies🎭 Self-Deception
People of the Lie Summary
People of the Lie 87%
Evil wears a Sunday suit. It refuses to feel guilt and makes children pay instead.
by M. Scott Peck 1983
3.99
9k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology📋 Psychiatric Case Studies🎭 Self-Deception
How to Overcome Your Childhood
by The School of Life • 2019
The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.
4.08
2k+
🪞 Inner Child Work🧬 Emotional Inheritance🎭 People Pleasing
How to Overcome Your Childhood Summary
How to Overcome Your Childhood 87%
The people you love feel familiar for a reason. Rewiring that pull takes more than insight.
by The School of Life 2019
4.08
2k+ ratings
🪞 Inner Child Work🧬 Emotional Inheritance🎭 People Pleasing
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
4.12
50
🧩 Narrative Identity📜 Narrative Ethics✊ Counter Storytelling
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary
Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 87%
Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.
by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001
4.12
50 ratings
🧩 Narrative Identity📜 Narrative Ethics✊ Counter Storytelling
Ethics for the Real World
by Ronald A. Howard • 2008
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
4.02
6k+
🏢 Business Ethics⚖️ Ethical Decision Making🧠 Moral Psychology
Ethics for the Real World Summary
Ethics for the Real World 87%
Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.
by Ronald A. Howard 2008
4.02
6k+ ratings
🏢 Business Ethics⚖️ Ethical Decision Making🧠 Moral Psychology
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment
by Maxwell Maltz • 1970
Your self-image is an automatic guidance system. The classic manual for reprogramming it.
4.11
405
🪞 Self-Image Psychology🔄 Mental Reprogramming🤗 Self-Acceptance
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment Summary
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment 87%
Your self-image is an automatic guidance system. The classic manual for reprogramming it.
by Maxwell Maltz 1970
4.11
405 ratings
🪞 Self-Image Psychology🔄 Mental Reprogramming🤗 Self-Acceptance
Graven Images
by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
4.17
12
🧠 Moral Philosophy✝️ Catholic Moral Theology🛡️ Honor Codes
Graven Images Summary
Graven Images 87%
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957
4.17
12 ratings
🧠 Moral Philosophy✝️ Catholic Moral Theology🛡️ Honor Codes
Why We Lie
by David Livingstone Smith • 2004
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
3.62
260
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception
Why We Lie Summary
Why We Lie 87%
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
by David Livingstone Smith 2004
3.62
260 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception
The Art of Living Consciously
by Nathaniel Branden • 1997
Mindfulness without mysticism: why reason is the real path to self-awareness and self-worth.
4.14
260
🧠 Rational Self-Help💪 Self-Esteem Psychology👁️ Deliberate Awareness
The Art of Living Consciously Summary
The Art of Living Consciously 87%
Mindfulness without mysticism: why reason is the real path to self-awareness and self-worth.
by Nathaniel Branden 1997
4.14
260 ratings
🧠 Rational Self-Help💪 Self-Esteem Psychology👁️ Deliberate Awareness
The Lies We Tell Ourselves
by Jon Frederickson • 2017
The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.
3.94
1k+
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy🌅 Existential Psychology🎭 Self-Deception
The Lies We Tell Ourselves Summary
The Lies We Tell Ourselves 87%
The armor you built to survive became the cage you live in now.
by Jon Frederickson 2017
3.94
1k+ ratings
🛋️ Psychodynamic Therapy🌅 Existential Psychology🎭 Self-Deception
The First Rule of Mastery
by Michael Gervais • 2023
What caps your potential more than failure? Fear of what others think. The fix isn't thicker skin.
4.08
2k+
🔍 Fear Of Judgment🙇 People Pleasing🧠 Performance Psychology
The First Rule of Mastery Summary
The First Rule of Mastery 87%
What caps your potential more than failure? Fear of what others think. The fix isn't thicker skin.
by Michael Gervais 2023
4.08
2k+ ratings
🔍 Fear Of Judgment🙇 People Pleasing🧠 Performance Psychology
The Scout Mindset
by Julia Galef • 2021
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
4.09
7k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🤲 Intellectual Humility
The Scout Mindset Summary
The Scout Mindset 87%
Most thinking is self-defense. Clear thinking is a switch you never learned to flip.
by Julia Galef 2021
4.09
7k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎭 Self-Deception🤲 Intellectual Humility
Living Fearless
by Jamie Winship • 2022
Your shame, fear, and guilt are false identities. Exchange them for the one God gave you.
4.44
4k+
🌱 Spiritual Formation🧬 Identity In Christ🎭 False Self
Living Fearless Summary
Living Fearless 87%
Your shame, fear, and guilt are false identities. Exchange them for the one God gave you.
by Jamie Winship 2022
4.44
4k+ ratings
🌱 Spiritual Formation🧬 Identity In Christ🎭 False Self
The Mind's Past
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
3.77
115
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Consciousness Studies⚡ Unconscious Processing
The Mind's Past Summary
The Mind's Past 87%
Your brain acts, then invents a story about why. Your conscious self gets the press release.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998
3.77
115 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience👁️ Consciousness Studies⚡ Unconscious Processing
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