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There is a positive correlation between frequency of use of personal pronouns and of insecurity and inferiority. This sort of inferiority can manifest itself s
by ruswick 13y ago
There is a positive correlation between frequency of use of personal pronouns and of insecurity and inferiority.
This sort of inferiority can manifest itself structurally, eg. an army private vs. a captain, or individually, eg. insecurity and conceit. Based on the sheer volume of personal pronouns, it is clear that he is being subjected to a sort of myopia, and that he can't look at the issue objectively.
Removing oneself from the situation can be a valuable tool used to create objectivity, and one that this person has not attempted to employ.
- polskibus 13y agoI'd love to read more about the correlation you mention. Can you share a reference to a relevant publication ?
- ruswick 13y agoIt was discussed in The Secret Life of Pronouns by James Pennebaker (Although I only read about his finding in an interview in HBR). A few of his most salient points are explained in this article: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201108/the-is-have-it http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201108/the-is-have-i....
- disgruntledphd2 13y agoThrough the wonders of Google Scholar, I give you: http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/faculty/pennebaker/reprints/AnnualReview.pdf http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/faculty/pennebaker/r... It is written for a psychology journal, but the Annual reviews series is typically not loaded down with any more than the usual academic journal.