00:00In Derren Brown's book named Happy, he states that we attain the idea of ourselves from our memories and past
00:08experiences,
00:09except they are just our perceptions of how events unfolded and that does not make them reality.
00:17Reading this book for the first time was like opening a door in my mind to something new.
00:23It made me think about the stories we tell ourselves and how we choose to remember the moments in our
00:28life.
00:29Who am I? What makes me, me?
00:45Memories are like a photograph, a snapshot of the past, an angle of the truth.
00:51Not the full picture. These are all beautiful, cherished moments of my life.
00:57But that is how I've chosen to remember them.
00:59I could choose to remember the cold I had that day, or a bicker I had with my brother right
01:05before the photo was taken.
01:07When I add up all my memories, they create an overall idea of who I am as a person.
01:13They give me a sense of self.
01:16Others believe you are who you surround yourself with.
01:18Or is it where I come from?
01:20Is it the way I dress?
01:22Or the way I smell?
01:24My height?
01:26My weight?
01:27My skin colour?
01:29Is it my hairstyle?
01:31My shoe size?
01:33Is it my favourite superhero?
01:36Or is it my favourite doctor?
01:38My taste in music?
01:40Is it my first name?
01:42Or my last name?
01:44Or am I just a product of my parents?
01:48Perhaps it's none of these.
01:50And what truly matters, and what truly defines me, is my priorities.
01:54What I value the most.
01:56Although, that could be total bullshit.
01:58And what really matters is my sense of humour.
02:01Am I more myself when I'm with others?
02:03Or when I'm alone?
02:05Am I me at my highs?
02:07Or on my lows?
02:10They say actions speak louder than words.
02:13So is it what I do?
02:15Or what I think about that makes me me?
02:18Personally, I don't think you need a concrete idea of who you are.
02:22It forces you into a box and limits your potential to grow and change.
02:27So be free and be you.
02:29Whoever that may be.
02:31Also, we all tell ourselves stories.
02:33So make sure they're good ones.
02:35So make sure they're good ones.
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