{"product_id":"the-mechanical-ego-9786188823143","title":"The Mechanical Ego","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stylianos Veragkos\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oracle Whispers Editions\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oracle Whispers Editions\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ethics \u0026amp; Moral Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a self-help book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not offer steps, methods, or comforting answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, it asks a more unsettling question: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the \"self\" you defend, control, and perform... is not really you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of sharp and introspective passages, this book explores the hidden mechanics of identity - the routines, thoughts, and automatic behaviors that quietly shape a life on repetition. What feels personal may not be as original as it seems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ego is not presented as an enemy, but as a system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA structure built over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pattern that learns, adapts, and repeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd eventually... exhausts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt some point, the tension builds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pressure of maintaining a role becomes too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mind grows tired of performing itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd something begins to crack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is not clarity, but silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA space where the noise fades - and with it, the familiar sense of who you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a moment, there is no story to hold on to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo identity to defend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo version of yourself to maintain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncomfortable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending existential philosophy with psychological insight, this book does not try to improve you. It does not guide you toward a better version of yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt questions the need for one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause maybe the problem is not who you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe the problem is what you believe you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if that begins to fall away... what remains?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oracle Whispers Editions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882737680535,"sku":"9786188823143","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786188823143.webp?v=1781096677","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-mechanical-ego-9786188823143","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}