We were introduced to the concept of "self monitoring"^ in social psychology classes in college, which attempts to describe this phenomenon. Reading about it w

We were introduced to the concept of "self monitoring"^ in social psychology classes in college, which attempts to describe this phenomenon. Reading about it was a bit of a light bulb moment for me, as it offered some explanation for why I'd always made friends with people from varying social circles, who often seemed to not get along with each other, while finding it relatively easy myself to get along with most any social group. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-monitoring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-monitoring