ISBN: 9798173996619 - the accidental self: how the life you inherited became the person you call “me” (3 resultados)

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. THE ACCIDENTAL SELFHow the Life You Inherited Became the Person You Call "Me"What if some of the things you call "who I am" are actually things you learned to become?We often speak about ourselves with remarkable certainty: "That's just how I am.""I've always been this way.""This is simply who I am."But how much of that identity did we actually choose?Before we could explain ourselves, we were already living inside a world of relationships, expectations, roles, values, experiences and interpretations. We learned what brought approval, what created conflict, what made us feel safe, what was expected of us, and what kind of person seemed acceptable to become.Some patterns were useful. Some were inherited. Some were adaptations to circumstances that no longer exist. Some became habits. Habits became roles. Roles became stories. Stories became identity.And eventually, what was acquired could begin to feel essential.The Accidental Self explores this process.Drawing on psychological research, theories of identity, self-concept, narrative, roles, internalization and personality development, alongside philosophical perspectives on human freedom and selfhood, the book asks a deceptively simple question: How does "this happened to me" become "this is me"?The journey moves from the world we entered to the patterns we acquired, from adaptation and repetition to familiarity and self-reinforcing identity, and finally toward the possibility of examining what we have inherited.This is not a book about discovering a perfect "true self" hidden underneath conditioning.Nor is it a promise that you can simply reinvent yourself.Instead, it offers a more demanding possibility: You can examine the history contained within the person you call yourself.You may discover that some things you thought were essential are patterns.Some things you thought were choices were inherited.Some things you inherited are still worth choosing.And some things that once protected you may no longer deserve to govern you.The goal is not to reject your past.It is to see it clearly enough that you can participate more consciously in what comes next.Because history is not destiny.And perhaps the most important question about identity is not: "Who am I?"but: "How did I become this person, and what deserves to continue?" This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. THE ACCIDENTAL SELFHow the Life You Inherited Became the Person You Call "Me"What if some of the things you call "who I am" are actually things you learned to become?We often speak about ourselves with remarkable certainty: "That's just how I am.""I've always been this way.""This is simply who I am."But how much of that identity did we actually choose?Before we could explain ourselves, we were already living inside a world of relationships, expectations, roles, values, experiences and interpretations. We learned what brought approval, what created conflict, what made us feel safe, what was expected of us, and what kind of person seemed acceptable to become.Some patterns were useful. Some were inherited. Some were adaptations to circumstances that no longer exist. Some became habits. Habits became roles. Roles became stories. Stories became identity.And eventually, what was acquired could begin to feel essential.The Accidental Self explores this process.Drawing on psychological research, theories of identity, self-concept, narrative, roles, internalization and personality development, alongside philosophical perspectives on human freedom and selfhood, the book asks a deceptively simple question: How does "this happened to me" become "this is me"?The journey moves from the world we entered to the patterns we acquired, from adaptation and repetition to familiarity and self-reinforcing identity, and finally toward the possibility of examining what we have inherited.This is not a book about discovering a perfect "true self" hidden underneath conditioning.Nor is it a promise that you can simply reinvent yourself.Instead, it offers a more demanding possibility: You can examine the history contained within the person you call yourself.You may discover that some things you thought were essential are patterns.Some things you thought were choices were inherited.Some things you inherited are still worth choosing.And some things that once protected you may no longer deserve to govern you.The goal is not to reject your past.It is to see it clearly enough that you can participate more consciously in what comes next.Because history is not destiny.And perhaps the most important question about identity is not: "Who am I?"but: "How did I become this person, and what deserves to continue?" This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…