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Perspective upon one's own behavior may come through
self-watching. The problem is that the watched self does
not behave as the unwatched self ---even when the watcher
is the self being watched. Self-consciousness tends to
undermine natural behavior. Thus it is difficult to carry
out a self study of one's own natural behavior.
Subjective awareness and subjective processes can not
be objectively studied; they do not yield to objective
procedures. The methodology of objective procedures
clouds the reality which constitutes subjectivity --- just
as the methodology of measuring the position of an atomic
particle clouds the momentum of the same particle in
proportion as the position measurement is successful.
Success in objective procedures similarly clouds success
in subjective perceptions. Thus persons other than the
self cannot carry out objective procedures which will
successfully do for self the subjective self-study which
self cannot do for self because of the watched-self
phenomena. The limitations of science are very significant
in these respects.
The self who cannot watch self directly can, by
indirection, watch self in a mirror --- be it physical or
personal. In a physical mirror self can gain a view of
physical self which cannot be seen in the absence of a
mirror. Similarly, through intimate relationships with a
close friend, a person may gain views of subjective self
which cannot be seen in the absence of mutual awareness
and mutual understanding. Through the iterations of
reciprocal perceptions, responses and decisions ---
intimate friends may gain insights into their subjective
realities which cannot be gained through introspective
self-watching.
The development of close friendship does not
necessarily lead to a nearly complete understanding of all
issues which are worthy of considerations. More nearly
complete self-insight may result in the process and there
is created a more complex organism which is as incapable
of total self-understanding as were the individual members
of that organism incapable of total self-understanding.
Friends cannot fully understand their friendship through
self-watching of their friendship.
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