The Undiscovered Self
by Carl Gustav Jung · first published 1959
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…mathematics behind the claim. I have a mediocre background in math (i.e. up through Calculus III in college) but I had no trouble following the chapters explaining the maths behind the hypothesis. The Undiscovered Self : http://amzn.com/0451217322 - A distillation of much of Carl Jung's lifetime of research in psychology into a short book. The blurb on the book jacket sums it up best: 'In his classic, provocative work,…
on “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011” ↗Emotions come from the unconscious. Of course they can be difficult to detect. Nonetheless they can shape our thinking and behavior dramatically. Read Carl Jung, “The Undiscovered Self.”
on “The Western Elite from a Chinese Perspective” ↗I just finished Carl Jung's The Undiscovered Self whilst comparing and contrasting his thoughts on spirituality to Nietzsche's scathing criticism of christianity's moral code leading to a slave mentality. Oh, and I hit level 60 on my Monk on Wow. Stereotypes…
on “Entire cities dead on some World of Warcraft realms” ↗Just finished that! So good. Jung was a genius. Coincidentally, I have The Undiscovered Self sitting on my desk at this moment.
on “Ask HN: What books do you keep on your desk?” ↗…understand an individual human being, I must lay aside all scientific knowledge of the average man and discard all theories in order to adopt a completely new and unprejudiced attitude. -- Carl Jung, The Undiscovered Self Everything in the average is infinitely reduced, even if you make a chair, a perfect chair for one is torture for another. So we compromise for all. It is the same with user interface, or education.…
on “The age of average (2023)” ↗