“What’s wrong with a life plan? When you plan your life, you make decisions for a future self based on the person you are today not the one you will become.”

“Live your life as a series of ruptures, because that is what changes you over time”

“We’re encouraged to discover our gifts and strengths and to hone them from a young age. If you were sporty, you joined the football team; if you always had your nose in a book, you studied literature. As you grow older, you cultivate these natural proclivities until they become part of your identity. But take this mindset too far, and you stop doing everything else.”

“It’s the small actions through which you conduct yourself that matter most in transforming yourself for the better”

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/apr/09/forget-mindfulness-stop-trying-to-find-yourself-start-faking-it-confucius