The book you’d hand a stranger says more about you than any bio you could write.
STILLNESS
WHAT THIS MEANS
What you would press into somebody’s hands says more about you than a description could, because it names what you want another person to see or feel. A bio is a careful list of attributes, while a recommendation gives away what moved you, which is much harder to fake and far more specific. Taste is a self-portrait taken at an angle.
Work out what you would hand over if a stranger asked, book or film or album, and then ask yourself why that one. Lend it to a friend this week. The reason teaches you something about yourself.
A QUESTION TO SIT WITH
Which book would you press into a stranger’s hands?
MORE IN SOLITUDE & SELF-KNOWLEDGE
- Notice where stress lives in your body. Clenched jaw, tight shoulders, tapping foot. Your body often knows before you…
- Your gut is just your experience talking faster than your brain can explain. Listen, then check it.
- Notice the things you wish you’d said. Those are the things you care about too much to keep swallowing.
Free, with nothing to buy inside it.