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Years ago (c. early 1980s), a friend of mine who was studying psychology quipped that one of his professors asserted that "70% of people do not engage in intros
by njacobs5074 6y ago
Years ago (c. early 1980s), a friend of mine who was studying psychology quipped that one of his professors asserted that "70% of people do not engage in introspection".
I thought it was a remarkable statement and it certainly resonated with my then recently acquired hipster outlook on life.
But in the intervening years, I've seen little to indicate that he was wrong.
- stevesearer 6y agoIntrospection is hard and takes time. I’ve found that people can spend time alone only to always fill it with activities like podcasts and reading. While not bad, they tend to add more information when sometimes what is needed is time to process existing information. I wonder if people get new understanding or ideas while in the shower because it is just a routine, manual activity where they actually have a few minutes with no additional inputs.