I'm not really going to recount everything that has happened since my last blog. I just want to type out a nifty thought I recently had about egocentrism (defined here as interpreting data as it relates to oneself, rather than considering any other viewpoints as valid) and its relationship to self-esteem.
Let's assume that you ask the question "Are you egocentric?" to someone who would tell you the 100% absolute truth. What would their answer actually say?
If they say "Yes"
They may have low self-esteem, and may therefore believe that they are egocentric
This would, actually, be true, because having an introspective low self-esteem would be egocentric
They may have high self-esteem, and may have "irrefutable" proof that they are, in fact, egocentric
This one is a tad tricky, but if someone is in the healthy range of self-esteem and claims to be egocentric, who
are we to doubt them?
If they say "No"
They may have low self-esteem, and may therefore believe that there is no reason to think about themselves
This would be true in the sense that they are not concerned with themselves, but false because they are still
answering the question in terms of their understanding of the world
They may have high self-esteem, and likely will not realize or remember any egocentric tendencies, therefore
taking a focalist viewpoint, which has an extreme correlative link with egocentrism
This answer can't be entirely trusted because the facts may not all "be in"
So what is the safest answer?
"Sometimes"
Comments (1)
i clicked on your blog hoping to see that you had, in fact, told us about your last year. I haven't heard from you in a very long time...i think since i was in Memphis that one time. How has life changed for you?