Learning from the Voices in My Head (TED Books)
In conventional, modern life, we listen to the voice of the self and take it seriously.
Frank Forencich • The Art is Long: Big Health and the New Warrior Activist
But even if it is madness that makes possible extraordinary creation, how much ingenuity and productivity are short-circuited by that same madness? How much potential greatness is lost in insanity’s dark corners?
Christine Montross • Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis
You have probably come across “mad” people in the street incessantly talking or muttering to themselves. Well, that’s not much different from what you and all other “normal” people do, except that you don’t do it out loud.
Eckhart Tolle • The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
when I am gripped by worries over anything from my daughter’s safety to my ability to make my payroll. If you ask yourself often enough, Is this the voice of God? the answer usually becomes obvious. A voice telling you that you suck, that you’re not important, that you’re heading toward impending doom of some kind or another, is probably not the vo
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