"An idea of "self" is really a story that we tell ourselves. It can change from day to day and it allows the human being to exercise that peculiarly human muscle: to experience stuff and then to abstract it into a story- that's self."
A podcast from Radiolab on the human's unique ability to tell stories and construct selves. Argues that story telling is what differentiates humans from all other animals.
Have a listen.
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