Status Updates From The Wisdom of Insecurity: A...

alright that was not as easy LMAO but not everything was confusing to me so ima say it’s improvement 🫡

okay this chapter was way easier to read whew I hope the next one is equally as easy 😓

“Indeed, the special disease of civilized man might be described as a block or schism between his brain (specifically, the cortex) and the rest of his body. This corresponds to the split between "I" and "me," man and nature, and to the confusion of Ouroboros, the mixed-up snake, who does not know that his tail belongs with his head.”

guys ngl the writing style is a bit difficult for me bc i’m not an english native speaker BUT in that sense, the pace is hella fast bc i keep thinking it will become easier to read if i just read more and ease into the book!

Interesting point reg. the happiness of having faith: "The contrast between the insecure, neurotic, educated “modern” and the quiet dignity and inner peace of the old-fashioned believer, makes the latter a man to be envied. But it is a serious misapplication of psychology to make the presence or absence of neurosis the touchstone of truth, and to argue that if a man’s philosophy makes him neurotic, it must be wrong."