"Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man." ~ Martin Heidegger
I believe one of the greatest distractions from knowing ourselves is language. With regard to personal finance, how are we to find "success" without first defining it for ourselves? You will find it quite challenging to find a personal finance book without the words rich, wealth, retirement, freedom, or success on the cover. Those words are defined by social conventions and will only lead you down the path of others, and away from your own, if you do not define them first for yourself...