The Knighton Experiment

The Knighton Experiment

Why self-awareness matters

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Tom Knighton
Jun 06, 2023
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There’s been some drama in my family life.

Everything’s fine between me and all my relations, save the one exception that literally no one talks to anyway. The drama comes from other people interacting and having an issue with one another.

And thinking about it has been…interesting.

The person at the focus of all of this has one problem before all others: He’s completely unable to evaluate himself in any meaningful way. He lacks self-awareness, and that’s the bulk of the problem.

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