mark huberman is the founder of the self-awareness site In my short (okay, that’s a long one) introduction to self-awareness, he points out that the vast majority of us are in danger of becoming self-aware. From a personal perspective, I don’t think that’s entirely untrue, but I also feel like it’s not something that should be taken lightly.
The truth is, there is always a self-awareness moment. We are all self-aware at some point in time, and it’s just a matter of when. If we’re not careful, it can snowball into a full-fledged self-awareness.
The problem is that we all have a tendency to become self-aware and then forget about it. I can remember being self-aware in college, but I was probably about three or four years too early. I went to my first major conference and for the first time in my adult life I was forced to listen to other people talk about themselves. That was a huge first.
This tendency for people to become self-aware is a big part of why the “self-awareness” movement is so important. After all, it’s not just the number of people who are aware of themselves, it’s the number of people who are aware of themselves but don’t like it. Being aware of yourself is the first step to becoming aware of others.
The human brain is one big self-awareness machine. That’s why people can be aware of each other and still be hateful, jealous, and insecure. For the most part though, you can be aware of yourself and still be completely oblivious to others. Because the human mind is an incredibly complex and amazing thing. It is a miracle of evolution.
This is where the “selfish” part of “self-awareness” comes in. We can often be aware of ourselves and still totally oblivious to others. In fact, we can even be aware of ourselves and then totally oblivious to others. For example, I notice that I’m not doing well at math, so I google it. I notice that I don’t seem to be doing well in school, so I google it.
One can also be aware of oneself and then be totally oblivious to others. Many of us have this tendency. For example, when I’m feeling really lazy I check my phone, and when I’m feeling really happy I check my phone. I do this even when I know that the other people around me are also checking their phones. This is because our brains don’t like to think that others are aware of us when we’re being lazy.
The point I want to make with this article is that we tend to be aware of ourselves, but unaware of the other people around us. We tend to not notice when someone is reading our minds, or thinking about us, and so we can be oblivious to others. This is why we can be so selfish.
I want to stress that this is not just a theory. I have read research that is showing that we all tend to be aware of other people, but are unaware of ourselves. For example, our brains are very good at keeping us from noticing when someone is reading our minds. In fact, when we think someone is reading our minds, we are more likely to react with anger, than are the other people around us.
There is also research that shows that we are more aware of other people when we think they are our friends. While this is true, it is still a good thing. We need more of this in our society. We need to remember that others are not our enemies, but should be treated with respect.