Curse of the Self - Self-awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life Leary Mark R. Paperback
Curse of the Self - Self-awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life Leary Mark R. Paperback Despite its obvious advantages, our ability to be self-reflective comes at a high price. By allowing…
Specifikacia Curse of the Self - Self-awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life Leary Mark R. Paperback
Curse of the Self - Self-awareness, Egotism, and the Quality of Human Life Leary Mark R. Paperback
Despite its obvious advantages, our ability to be self-reflective comes at a high price. By allowing people to ruminate about the past or imagine what might happen in the future, self-reflection conjures up a great deal of personal suffering in the form of depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy, and other negative emotions. Few people realise how profoundly their lives are affected by self-reflection or how frequently inner chatter interferes with their success, pollutes their relationships with others, and undermines their happiness.
Is it possible to direct our self-reflection in a way that will minimise the disadvantages and maximise the advantages? A great deal of unhappiness, in the form of addictions, overeating, and domestic violence, is due to people's inability to exert control over their thoughts and behaviour. Is there a way to affect the egotistical self through self-reflection?
In this volume, Mark Leary explores the personal and social problems that are created by the capacity for self-reflection, and by drawing upon psychology and other behavioral sciences, offers insights into how these problems can be minimised.