The better we understand ourselves, the more chance we have of accomplishing what we want.
Introspection includes examining one's own thoughts and feelingsIntrospection: A reflective looking inward; an examination of one’s own thoughts and feelings.Way back in 2012, I wrote a short piece on the transition from infant to toddler. The Idea was that three issues emerge to herald the arrival of the toddler: mobility, self-awareness, and language.
However, “accurate” introspection is harder than it sounds. Why? Because, it turns out that humans have three important information-processing systems: Feelings ,, and language. All three information-processing systems have profound liabilities as well as assets. They are what I call “messy systems.” Each is a double-edged sword, with conscious as well asBecause our actions are motivated by, caused by, our feelings, cognition, and aspects of language.
And here is where it really gets interesting. All this is complicated by the fact that the efforts at introspection may be influenced by unconscious issues—hence the importance of various therapies,Heinz Kohut, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, focused on the ideas of introspection and empathy. At one point, he termed introspection as positive narcissism—that is, Kohut felt it was important and beneficial for humans to understand themselves better, their feelings, thoughts, and actions.
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