· Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It’s Doing to Us by Will Storr (Picador, £). To order a copy for £, go to www.doorway.ru or call Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins. Early in Selfie, Will Storr observes that the rise of social media, with its attendant “social perfectionism” (whereby we regularly compare ourselves to others via their meticulously curated online profiles), appears to have made Westerners increasingly dissatisfied with themselves. We live in an age of “heightened individualism”, Storr says, one in which success—being slim, rich, happy, extroverted, 4/5. “Author of ‘Selfie’ Will Storr and I discuss where the ideal of the perfect self came from, why it is so powerful and whether there is any way to break its dangerous spell.” Will Storr travels to legendary Paris bookshop to discuss Selfie, his book that tells the extraordinary story of the person we all know so intimately – our self.
"Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us," by Will Storr, a British reporter and novelist, is an intriguing odyssey of self-discovery, in two senses. First, it tells. Will Storr introduces Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us, his thrilling exploration of the mysterious power of the self and the. Selfie illuminates much of what feels peculiar about the world in Storr has put in a formidable amount of work, he is irascibly good company, and he has something approaching genius for marshalling his material This could be a pessimistic book. In fact, its insights are timely and welcome. Richard Godwin, Sunday Times.
Selfie by Will Storr is published by Picador (£). To order a copy for £ go to www.doorway.ru or call Free UK pp over £10, online orders only. Phone orders. Early in Selfie, Will Storr observes that the rise of social media, with its attendant “social perfectionism” (whereby we regularly compare ourselves to others via their meticulously curated online profiles), appears to have made Westerners increasingly dissatisfied with themselves. We live in an age of “heightened individualism”, Storr. Will Storr joined us to discuss Selfie, his new book that tells the extraordinary story of the person we all know so intimately – our self.
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