The self is the inward space where lived experience becomes personal meaning.

Evidence

I want to deliberately sidestep a more detailed discussion of what is “personality” or “emotion,” “conscious” or “unconscious,” in favor of what I hope is a less fractious truth thrown into relief by this latest phase of incursion. Experience is not what is given to me but rather what I make of it. The same experience that I deride may invite your enthusiasm. The self is the inward space of lived experience from which such meanings are created. In that creation I stand on the foundation of personal freedom: the “foundation” because I cannot live without making sense of my experience. — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 904

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the self as an inward space of meaning-making, the ground of personal freedom.
• XREF: connects to: Articulating thoughts leads to self-discovery and meaning. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 831; The self is the individualized completion of concrete situated consciousness; Sanctuary is the historical name for spaces where a self can form — Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, 1513

Broader Connections

• The self is the individualized completion of concrete situated consciousness #expands (0.85)
• Articulating thoughts leads to self-discovery and meaning. #expands (0.80) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 831