We pay a high price for lack of self-knowledge. So why is it in short supply?
Why is it hard for us to know ourselves in these ways? It’s not laziness or stupidity that explains it.
There are several factors that make it hard for us to have certain kinds of insight about ourselves.
One: The Unconscious
Human beings have evolved into creatures whose minds are divided into conscious and unconscious processes.
Digesting lunch is unconscious; Reflecting on what you’d like to do this weekend is conscious.
The reason for this division is mental strength.
We simply couldn’t cope if everything we did had to be filtered through the conscious mind.
Also, we start off as children with fierce difficulties around self-awareness.
In general, we can argue that we suffer because a little too much of how we behave happens unconsciously – when we would have wished if it was under our control.
As a general point, we need to make efforts to correct the imbalance and bring more of our lives into the conscious realm.
Thank You!
© The School of Life
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