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I understand your frustration. It could be that they(our emotions, motivations, characteristics, ect) are separate entities that strongly influence and often overlap one another. They are so inseparable, interconnected, interdependent that it becomes difficult to distinguish which "self" is the source of a particular action, feeling, desire, motivation, ect. All of these "selves"  could influence one action or a series of actions which makes it appear as if they are one when in it actuality they are in some ways very distinct. I particularly like the third definition of self. Just a note: I do not necessarily agree with the claims or ideas presented in the article, these are just thoughts.

I thought it was interesting how the article discussed the debated question "How can I be happy?" and the difficulty in defining "I". It made me think, regardless of the fact that happy can have multiple meanings, what exactly is being made happy?

Thinking about education in relation to the discussion presented in this article, the first thing that came when I searched a definition was:

Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another.

Is education the medium by which we establish and develop our "selves"?