Self-knowledge is not only discovered in solitude. It is also distorted, constrained, and sometimes even produced through relationships, class, culture, trauma, and the roles we learn to inhabit, so the inward gaze is not always as transparent as the essay suggests.
I'm afraid of being alone with my own thoughts. so much so that if I'm not working, I'll pick up a book or scroll online or listen to podcasts or watch YouTube instead of doing anything in silence with my thoughts. Each time I've tried to overcome it I end up crying, because my thoughts overwhelm me. It's not even that deep lol but still.
Dear Hasif, your work never fails to touch my soul on so many levels. Thank you for your time and being so generous with your spirit. this piece for me couldn’t be more timely or more thought-provoking. I stand in all of your ability to communicate so beautifully.
Self-knowledge is not only discovered in solitude. It is also distorted, constrained, and sometimes even produced through relationships, class, culture, trauma, and the roles we learn to inhabit, so the inward gaze is not always as transparent as the essay suggests.
and yet, can we ever truly make this gaze perfectly objective? is it not ourselves, the subject, who is omnipresent in the equation?
Awe instead of all.
Brook it's amazing article. these are approximately things I wrote in my diary. I badly relate.
This feels deeply true.
Knowing yourself rarely begins
with one big revelation.
It begins in quieter places—
in what hurts more than it should,
in what keeps returning,
in what makes you feel most alive,
and in the patterns that ask
to be noticed rather than judged.
Sometimes self-knowledge is not a sudden answer,
but a gentler relationship
with your own mind.
A way of paying attention
that slowly turns confusion
into familiarity,
and familiarity
into peace.
This gives more idea to think. Such an amazing piece! ❤️
I'm afraid of being alone with my own thoughts. so much so that if I'm not working, I'll pick up a book or scroll online or listen to podcasts or watch YouTube instead of doing anything in silence with my thoughts. Each time I've tried to overcome it I end up crying, because my thoughts overwhelm me. It's not even that deep lol but still.
holy damn i love this!! it was so introspective and helpful. thanks for writing this amazing piece 💌
impressive
You took me to a journey towards the deep recesses of my mind to understand who I really am and what I should really pursue.Thank you.
🙏🏽❤️
Dear Hasif, your work never fails to touch my soul on so many levels. Thank you for your time and being so generous with your spirit. this piece for me couldn’t be more timely or more thought-provoking. I stand in all of your ability to communicate so beautifully.
“the more honest you become with yourself, the quieter life begins to feel inside your head” - this feels like everything!
Woww🤭 this one so amazing 😻 perfectly defines almost every thought I’ve had