Watch Yourself

Self-knowledge is hard. Observe with care.

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Last week I wrote about the personal manifestos I make my students write — an exercise that is partly about introspection and self-awareness. (Ultimately I want them to “care about what they pay attention to and pay attention to what they care about.”)

So naturally I had to stop and read when I encountered the headline: “Is Self-Aw…