#self-perception

#self-perception

The story describes the moment after she's found a new hue-chartreuse-and has decided to buy the piece: "One finger, a few clicks, that was all she had to do. Add to cart. Checkout. Then Google would know her, the machine would let her. . . . Always a hesitation with the credit-card click, that was part of it. The held breath, the raised finger, the uncertainty, a sense of underlying stakes."

Introverts often face pressure in extraverted families, leading to feelings of inadequacy as they prefer solitude over social interaction, a preference rather than a flaw.

Gaslighting is designed to destabilize a target until they can't discern between reality and unreality. This manipulation leads to confusion and dependency on the perpetrator.

This memento mori is archly juxtaposed with the narrator's breathless infatuation, which feels as if some great transition was occurring inside me, something was aligning, I could actually feel it.

Synthesia's avatars serve as digital mirrors, reflecting human expressions, but they capture a version of the user that can appear both familiar and foreign.

Hair loss is often dismissed as a cosmetic concern, but for many professionals, it cuts deeper. It's not just about the mirror-it's about how you show up in the world.

That's how severely I don't like being the center of attention. That's all it comes back to. I don't want to be the focus of anything.

Christian Carter's self-assessment of his honesty as a nine emphasizes the disconnection between self-perception and reality, especially in a courtroom setting.

When I walked out to the microphone to speak, I was suddenly in the spotlight for the first time, the light was so bright, I couldn't see anybody in the audience.

Perfectionists frequently isolate themselves, leading them to wait until they achieve an idealized version of themselves before seeking connections, which perpetuates social anxiety.

When I get dressed, I become a philosopher-king-not in the sense of presiding over utopia, but in the sense of trying to marry politics and intellect in the perfect imitation of God. Political considerations might include: destination, company, self-image, self-regard, in-group and out-group arrangements...