Personal Reflection: The Self And Social Interaction

Ever since my birth, I began to go down a path in life which many do not travel. What I’m speaking of is my desire to privatize my inner self, and allow for personal growth through that process. I have never had any desire to lay my personality out on a silver platter for the world to see. Admittedly, I was apprehensive at the thought of a presentation designed to evoke opinions from others about myself. That is not to say I believe nobody can be trusted, but it is simply the fact of not knowing who can be trusted with such information. I have been cautious not to run into the pitfall of thinking that everyone around me is the same, simply because they don’t act like me. However, some people are more willing to adopt norms than others, and

One of the concepts our class discussed is the idea of intrapersonal communication, which can be defined as an internal process of communicating with the self. I realized that I had been doing this my entire life on a frequent basis, much more so than conversing with others. In fact, there were some days in which I only spoke with two to three different people. This is the reason why I do not regret choosing sociology over communications. Keeping this in mind, it’s important for me to have realistic expectations about what my weaknesses

There are a myriad of different mechanical tasks involved in the construction of an automobile. Hypothetically speaking, would it not be incredibly complex to design a machine which incorporates all of these capabilities into one? Surely it would be. I have come to the conclusion that my key to success in the future is to hone a specific set of skills. My initial plan in life was “I don’t know, I guess I’ll find a job somewhere and make some money, I guess.” Currently, I recognize that I must make the time I spend more valuable than those who I must compete with, in order to achieve the success that I desire. I recognize that my value toward society is placed primarily on what I do, and the subsequent income I earn from it. This is a socially constructed idea in which I can