This book is aimed at people who seek deliberate living, to help them make progress in this regard. By deliberate, I mean living life in such a way that the protagonist is aware of what she is thinking, saying or doing, understands why she is thinking, saying or doing it, and approves of it being thought, said or done, for every thought, word and action of consequence.

The concrete approach that is taken to accomplish this can be summarised as an attempt to answer the question "Who am I?" in experiential terms. In other words, to fashion one's life into a self-definition by means of stringing together a series of authentic experiences.

The book is broken down into three parts. The first part defines the key concepts that pertain to deliberate living. The second part describes the process that can be followed in an attempt to achieve it. The third part lists the effects that this is likely to have on one's life - the challenges of doing so, the rewards of succeeding at it, and the likely reception among the people who don't hold this approach to living in a similarly high regard.