Being Honest With Yourself.
by Toby - July 23rd, 2010.Filed under: Life. Tagged as: arete, Life.
I suppose it really ought to be the first step in becoming who you want to be: understanding who you are now. But, well, I don’t think I have been.
There have been a few reminders lately that I’m not as smart as I think I am. Whether it’s not being able to focus as long as I’d like (for more than one game of chess) or remember what I’ve read–I mean content, not titles–in the begining of the month, I’m alarmed to find out that I’m not who I think I am.
The last time I can remember having a shock like this was my first year in Germany as an exchange student. Having a great circle of friends at home, I thought I was a pretty sociable person. Going to a completely new country, I realized that I wasn’t good at making contact. . . I was good at conversing with the people who made contact with me.
I guess I should start working on this stuff, eh?