When Self-Criticism Turns Into Self-Abuse

The biggest lie in self-help is this: You don’t “find” yourself. People spend their whole lives searching, as if who they are is buried somewhere far away. But you’re not hidden treasure... You’re not waiting under a rock to be discovered. You don’t find yourself. You invent yourself. That’s why the Torah says: לא בשמים היא It’s not in Heaven. Not distant. It’s right here; in your mouth, your heart, your action. Life isn’t about discovering who you are. It’s about tearing away the false picture,

part 1 of my favorite reads of each month in 2025, it was so hard to choose for some of these months 🫩 books mentioned: • Katabasis (R.F. Kuang) • Best Served Cold (Joe Abercrombie) • The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Stephen Graham Jones) • Kings Rising (C.S. Pacat) • The Grace of Kings (Ken Liu) • Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar) #booktok #bookrecs #favoritebooks #fantasybooks #rfkuang

kennycash_ (@kennycash_)’s video of Book Against Mirror