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Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.
"Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know."— Alan Watts
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Meaning of this quote
Self-understanding is difficult because the person investigating is also the subject being investigated.
Key takeaway:
Combine reflection with feedback and observation of your behavior.
Origin of the quote
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are (1966).
Who actually said this?
Sentence located in an indexed reproduction; source is the book rather than the later quotation listings.
