The Ego Trick by Julian Baggini Summary
Overview of The Ego Trick
Who are you, really? Julian Baggini's philosophical exploration reveals the self as an elaborate illusion - a trick your brain plays. Using Suzanne Segal's case of sudden identity loss, this mind-bending journey challenges everything you thought you knew about being "you."
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Principais Lições
Who You Think You Are Is Not Who You Are
What if everything you believe about yourself is wrong? Not slightly off, but fundamentally mistaken. Most of us walk through life convinced we possess some unchanging essence-a core "me" that's remained constant since childhood, that will persist until death, that makes us uniquely ourselves. We feel it so strongly that questioning it seems absurd. Yet this feeling, powerful as it is, turns out to be one of the most elaborate tricks our minds play on us. This isn't just philosophical wordplay. Understanding what we really are-and what we're not-changes how we face aging, loss, relationships, even death itself. It explains why brain injuries can transform personalities overnight, why dementia devastates families in such complex ways, and why our memories can't be trusted to tell us who we've been. We instinctively believe in what might be called the "pearl view" of identity-the notion that buried somewhere within us lies a hard, unchanging core that constitutes our true self. Strip away everything else, and this essence remains. But where exactly would we find this pearl? The question "Who am I?" sounds simple. The answer rewrites everything.
The Body Cannot Contain Us
The Brain Without a Boss and Memory's Betrayal
The Ghost That Never Was
The Many Faces We Wear and Our Social Nature
Embracing the Bundle
Living as Bundles in an Open World
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
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Criado por ex-alunos da Universidade de Columbia em San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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