Some people in the world are obviously self-aware, even to a fault, while others are so self-UNaware that they seem to have no regard for how they come across, and how their presence affects others. I actually envy the latter bunch.
What do you think contributes to a person being so solid in their posture before the world, that they never question themselves or have to be self-reflective about how their Being impacts others?
2007-08-12 21:44:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I can't really give a blanket statement for why some people are self-aware and others aren't but I'll share my thoughts with you for you to consider as possibilities:
I think lack of intelligence may play some part in it. Understanding yourself can take a lot of complex reasoning. Ignoring the inner workings is much easier if your brain does not have the capacity to analyze things.
Inate honesty may be another inner trait in the self-aware. Something within makes a person be honest with themselves.
People who have been criticized excessively as children may also be in the habit of criticizing themselves. Perhaps this makes some people very self-conscious. But the same treatment can make other people withdraw into a cocoon of self-deception, so I don't know if criticism is really a cause... perhaps it is only a trigger of latent potentialities in a person.
Which brings me to people's astrological charts. Some signs are naturally more analytical than others - Virgo and Gemini are two very analytical star signs. My husband is an astrologer by hobby, and when he draws up a chart, he can tell how easy or hard it will be for a person to understand who they are. If the person was born at night, this will make it more difficult for them to know who they truly are. If the person's chart has many lines across it (I think they are called aspects, or transitions, or something like that) then that person will be much more complex than a person with only a few lines drawn across it.
Well, that's my two cents worth! I don't know how right I am, but maybe I have given you some food for thought.
Love and kindness. :-)
2007-08-12 23:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by MumOf5 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think confidence is a good thing. Yet that only comes about by considering the situation and reflecting on the proper course of action. Those that act on the notion that whatever they think is right may not consider how their actions affect others or maybe they do and decide to do what they first thought anyway. Are they wrong ,maybe ,maybe not. Iprefer to consider all options and consequences before deciding. T4
2007-08-13 06:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. I have many reasons why I think it happens, but only those who are unware of themselves would know the answer, and the the unware wouldn't realize it so were stuck like chuck until some unaware person emerges with enough memory of their former life to identify what it was that kept them from examining themselves :0
2007-08-12 23:37:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
People. Especially when all their friends lie to them and smile and don't tell them how they actually appear to the rest of the world. Self-denial. They're unaware of how they appear to people. Pride. Self-confidence.
Like, no one really tells them how they are for fear of hurting the person's feelings. I'd rather have someone tell me if I'm being a certain way... I would want my friends or other people to be upfront about it...at least I'll know the truth and I'll be able to fix it if need be. So maybe that's what those people need also.
2007-08-12 21:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Just_Smile 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-10 02:54:57 · answer #5 · answered by rajkumar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people have mental conditions (like Asperger's syndrome) which severely inhibit their sense of self awareness- they have no ability to see themselves from the perspective of others... although that's arguably social awareness rather than self-awareness.
2007-08-12 22:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by Proto 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
that is an interesting question.
I think there are so many factors it would be difficult to really distinguish one thing as the reason. Highest level of education attained, where they grew up, religion, money or lack of it, what language is their native tongue, what culture or subculture do they identify with, are they super smart like einstein, are they so inwardly focused that it doesn't really matter to them what other people think?
2007-08-12 22:08:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
What contributes to "lack of self-awareness" is too much "focus" on "the self..."
"It's not ALL about you," is a very accurate statement...
To truly be "self aware" you must evenly distribute your attention on everything...the inside, the outside, and...
The "in-between" side...
I know from you questions and answers, you consider yourself a very "spiritual" and "religious" person who believes in the divinity of Christ...
But I think the mistake you're making is that you're "hyper-focusing" on the "person" of Jesus...NOT what he was trying to teach you...
He didn't want you to worship just Him...He wanted you to worship ALL life...and not just people...ALL life, in all its grand variety and goodness...
Do good things, don't just talk about being good...
Practice what he was doing...helping people in general (not just helping them see the light..."helping" in general...
And you can't bring anyone to "God" as you're trying so hard to do, unless you bring yourself "down to Earth" and realize there are many ways to "God," not just the one you're "hyper-focusing on...
Get over yourself and your own conceited self-righteousness...(and I know you're a very sweet person...but you don't see your own "fallacies...")
Jesus said..."Beware those who appear "outwardly" righteous..." Hold your light up to the world, but don't blind people with it...
Or you'll "blind" yourself to what's really important in this world...
Having a good time...and spreading that "good time" to others by being truly "human..."
Because to be "truly human," is to be "truly divine..."
2007-08-13 03:34:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
That is a damn good question, I do not know the answer but will follow to see who does.
2007-08-12 21:52:49 · answer #9 · answered by Doug favors universal insurance! 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
.Narcissism
2007-08-13 03:35:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋