Existential Vacuum and the iSelf

Dr. Mario Martinez
Aug 26, 2017 · 2 min read
Billy Goat as Self Portrait by Pawel Althamer

Coming Home to Who You Are

Rather than denying the technological advantages of the digital world, I want to identify one of the consequences of detaching from the essential components that took 150,000 years of Homo sapiens trial and error to achieve a joyful life. What I call the iSelf is the digital identity that an alarming number of good people are choosing to embrace in place of emotional belongingness…

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Dr. Mario Martinez

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Clinical neuropsychologist, author of The MindBody Code, The MindBody Self, and founder of biocognitive science. Visit his website at www.biocognitive.com

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