I recently wrote about the challenges with building and sustaining new habits back on December 12th. In that post which you can read here (https://theexaminedlifecounseling.com/why-starting-new-habits-is-hard-and-what-to-do-about-it/) I discussed how our habits are tied into our larger identity and to that end, the story we tell ourselves. I recommended James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits, in which he […]
Identity
Action Follows Being
Agere sequitur esse is a Latin phrase from the Middle Ages discussed primarily by philosophers which means, “action follows being”. I believe this concept has a great deal of influence on us today whether you are a philosopher or not. The basic meaning of the phrase is that who we are our identity and what […]