Both of us, me and Friedrich Nietzsche being writers, if we weren't capable of some strategic self-deception, we would have moved on to more lucrative careers long ago.
What is the most fascinating kind of self-deception to me, and a kind that isn't necessarily unhealthy, is what Friedrich Nietzsche called "strategic… - Clancy Martin
What is the most fascinating kind of self-deception to me, and a kind that isn't necessarily unhealthy, is what Friedrich Nietzsche called "strategic…
- Clancy Martin
That is the person you want publishing your book. To be in it, you really have to believe in books and love whatever it is you're publishing. Both on… - Clancy Martin
That is the person you want publishing your book. To be in it, you really have to believe in books and love whatever it is you're publishing. Both on…
Both of us, me and Friedrich Nietzsche being writers, if we weren't capable of some strategic self-deception, we would have moved on to more lucrativ… - Clancy Martin
Both of us, me and Friedrich Nietzsche being writers, if we weren't capable of some strategic self-deception, we would have moved on to more lucrativ…
It's the same when you listen to any kind of successful athlete. My older brother has a useful name for them - he calls them lottery ticket careers. … - Clancy Martin
It's the same when you listen to any kind of successful athlete. My older brother has a useful name for them - he calls them lottery ticket careers. …
Unreflective self-deception leads people into hypocrisy and all sorts of moral failings. When you look at these people who are busy pontificating lik… - Clancy Martin
Unreflective self-deception leads people into hypocrisy and all sorts of moral failings. When you look at these people who are busy pontificating lik…
I don't care about the politics, I don't care about the practicality, I don't care about any of it. - Clancy Martin
I don't care about the politics, I don't care about the practicality, I don't care about any of it.
When I was writing Love and Lies, I was going over a lot of my old notes to see if there were any insights in them. I was obsessed with Friedrich Nie… - Clancy Martin
When I was writing Love and Lies, I was going over a lot of my old notes to see if there were any insights in them. I was obsessed with Friedrich Nie…
I guess we romanticize the loser. - Clancy Martin
I guess we romanticize the loser.
That's the old AA maxim, "Always have a drink in your hand and you'll never want a drink." That's one of the most classic deceptions in the literatur… - Clancy Martin
That's the old AA maxim, "Always have a drink in your hand and you'll never want a drink." That's one of the most classic deceptions in the literatur…
Login to join the discussion
Login to join the discussion