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Originally Posted by hidesert
It probably varies from person to person. Some people with low self awareness and low self control probably couldn't change if their life depended on it. Others, with more self control (much less common) and high self awareness (probably even more uncommon - oh, to see ourselves as others see us!) have a good chance if they work at it. And they have to be a 'think before you act' kind of person. If you always react immediately and instinctively, I'd bet it would be very difficult to change yourself to any significant degree.
Lots of people change. I'm sure there are some who can choose to change. The really hard questions are 'How many people can choose to change?' 'How long would the process take?' 'What degree of change is possible?' 'Can you reform someone who chromes sportbike wheels?'
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But then again, are we actually answering the questions correctly? Have you read:
"Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments." Published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 77, no. 6, December 1999, pp. 1121-34. (
http://improbable.com )
Maybe we are all to incompetent to assess ourselves......
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