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"Both the advertising-industry and the self-help industry draw on the story about Man as a not-yet; a story which reduces the present to branches of the future and looks at people as potentials, and not as something already realized. Both industries profit in this way, Krogsdal thinks, from the authenticity-mythological propaganda about the dream about, that you in reality are another (humanistic psychology) – or that you always can become another (constructivism). In the now Man is insufficient, he is always on a station before himself, and therefore all the time must be future-oriented. You can also say, that both advertising-industry and authenticity-mythology put forward growth as the solution to the late modern human being´ s problems."
"In Taoism and Zen they talk about the concept of Wu Wei which means non-activity, passive listening presence, non-control, non-interfering, which lead to Tzu-jen, spontaneity and naturalness. In Zen they for example talk about that when practising Wu Wei you are letting the grass grow by itself. Also the Stoic concept of Apátheia (the Stoic calmness) is about this - which you by the way find in all wisdom traditions. So, it is puzzling that they in the Self-help industry often quote these wisdomtraditions as if the self-help ideology is in perfect harmony with these. The fact is that the self-help industry is an extreme example of the illusion of control, when believing that you via the "power of thought" can attract (control) everything you can dream of. "
I don't agree with many things he says and the weird terminology he coins but he uses many useful critical thinking tools.
"Both the advertising-industry and the self-help industry draw on the story about Man as a not-yet; a story which reduces the present to branches of the future and looks at people as potentials, and not as something already realized. Both industries profit in this way, Krogsdal thinks, from the authenticity-mythological propaganda about the dream about, that you in reality are another (humanistic psychology) – or that you always can become another (constructivism). In the now Man is insufficient, he is always on a station before himself, and therefore all the time must be future-oriented. You can also say, that both advertising-industry and authenticity-mythology put forward growth as the solution to the late modern human being´ s problems."
"In Taoism and Zen they talk about the concept of Wu Wei which means non-activity, passive listening presence, non-control, non-interfering, which lead to Tzu-jen, spontaneity and naturalness. In Zen they for example talk about that when practising Wu Wei you are letting the grass grow by itself. Also the Stoic concept of Apátheia (the Stoic calmness) is about this - which you by the way find in all wisdom traditions. So, it is puzzling that they in the Self-help industry often quote these wisdomtraditions as if the self-help ideology is in perfect harmony with these. The fact is that the self-help industry is an extreme example of the illusion of control, when believing that you via the "power of thought" can attract (control) everything you can dream of. "
I don't agree with many things he says and the weird terminology he coins but he uses many useful critical thinking tools.