There is this quote by Confucius; a Chinese philosopher and a teacher. It says: “The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can’t are both right”

Confucius’ thoughts instigated the pushing of boundaries of the “self.” People think that if they are not inherently athletic enough, physical labour or sports are not their “thing”, or if they have always been into books and research, finding a career in academia seems like the only logical step. Confucius wouldn’t agree to this thought. His ideologies dealt with transcending the image of the self and doing things that you wouldn’t think you could do.

The reason behind this philosophy is that Confucius did not believe in an eternal self. He had the belief that as human beings we are subject to change at all times. It is not the inherent internal characteristics that determine what our innate “self” is rather it is the external conditions and simulations that form our psyche, personality, and behaviour.
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