Introduction
The ability and willingness to recognize and analyze one’s own thoughts, words, and actions have always been an indicator of a well-developed moral character in an individual. People call it self-reflection, whereas psychologists use the word “introspection” (Cherry). According to Cherry, “introspection is a process that involves looking inward to examine one’s own thoughts and emotions.” As a person who was taught this from an early age, I can see that this moral quality is lacking in modern society. In this work, I want to tell the audience about the importance of self-reflection.
The Importance of Introspection
Self-reflection is a thing that my parents and their parents taught me, and it significantly influenced the development of my moral character. In my family, this word means a combination of moral qualities such as a sense of responsibility, mindfulness, noticing personal flaws, being willing to improve oneself, and hard work. I still have memories of my dad telling me that self-reflection is like renovating a house with but less cost and more significant impact. My cousin has made his own interpretation; he says self-reflection is like a new patch for a video game where the game is you. Introspection helped me fix many negative things in my character. For example, it helped me get rid of irritability and anger issues a few years ago.
Conclusion
In this paper, I tell readers about introspection in my family and share my personal experience of using it. It needs to be clarified that the term implies a set of moral characteristics. Its meaning is broader than the standard one in my family. Modern cultural trends show that many people in particular and our society lack this moral character. A comprehensive self-analysis at the national scale is needed.
Work Cited
Cherry, Kendra. “Introspection In Psychology: Wundt’s Experimental Technique.” Verywell Mind, 2020.