Self-Defined

A modern dictionary about us.
We define our words, but they don't define us.

egonomics

Speech

noun

the investment in time, effort, and money done by people to manage personal and professional online reputations.

Origins

Egonomics is first proposed by Thomas Schelling in his paper "Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management."

"Schelling suggested that individuals suffer from a sort of split-personality disorder whereby the present self wants a specific thing (e.g., eating a cookie) but the future or past self wants a different thing (e.g., losing weight). Both selves exist, but do not exist at the same time."1.

Further Reading

Something not quite right?

If you found a typo, would like to add another resource, or add nuance to this definition, please feel free to submit an issue or open a pull request.

Browse

Previous words

Next words