The Curse of the Self : Self-awareness, egotism, and the quality of human life (9780195325447)

Despite its obvious advantages, our ability to be self-reflective comes at a high price. 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. 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. 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 it possible to direct our self-reflection in a way that
will minimise the disadvantages and maximise the advantages? 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.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 236 pages
• Dimensions 155 x 235 x 17mm | 357g
• Publication date 18 Jan 2007
• Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• ISBN10 0195325443
• ISBN13 9780195325447
• Bestsellers rank 488,093

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