Willow Oak Room
Hi! My name is Bettina and this is the space I use to share things I like, things I worry about, and some things that simply cross my path and can't keep trapped within me. I am 24, an aspiring cognitive scientist, fair weather runner, dance voyeur and have a slight food obsession. As I try to hold down my full time job, apply to graduate school, sustain friendships and [attempt to] enjoy life, I will be writing down a few lines that will hopefully help you as (and if) you ever meet the same challenges as I do.
The Self Illusion: How the Social Brain Creates Identity
Bruce Hood
“The daily experience of the self is so familiar, and yet the brain science shows that this sense of the self is an illusion. Psychologist Susan Blackmore makes the point that the word ‘illusion’ does not mean that it does not exist — rather, an illusion is not what it seems. We all certainly experience some form of self, but what we experience is a powerful depiction generated by our brains for our own benefit.”
Lespere, muy feliz, recordaba su pasado mientas caía hacia su muerte.
El hombre ilustrado. Ray Bradbury.
to free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves — there lies the great, the singular power of self-respect. Without it, one eventually discovers the final turn of the screw: one runs away to find oneself, and finds no one at home.
(via who-is-that-fit-chick)
A little sweetness to start my day. (Taken with instagram)
Nicole - South Point
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