Free and Lost

From Weekly I/O#84


"I am free and that is why I am lost." - Franz Kafka

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Absolute freedom oftentimes means absolute responsibility. Being radically free to determine our own essence or purpose can cause anxiety or a feeling of being "lost" in the face of endless possibilities.

This quote is from Kafka's Es war der erste Spatenstich and also reminds me of the book The Paradox of Choice.


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