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Learning to Be More Truthful: Awareness

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To continue excerpting from the draft of my book called, Realville, How to Get Real in an Unreal World, I now wish to examine the crucial role of being aware of one’s own habits and the behavior of others.  Habit Any attitude or behavior, if sufficiently rehearsed, becomes a habit.

Once formed, habits automate attitude and behavior, producing mental “knee-jerk” responses to the events of life. To paraphrase the Jerry Lee Lewis song title, in our society, there is a “Whole lot of knee-jerking going on.” A key to honorable behavior is to be aware of one’s own attitudes and behaviors.

Obviously, it is hard to be aware of one’s behaviors that have become an unconscious habit. If habits contribute to personal integrity, habit is a good thing.

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