Do you agree that voluntary isolation is the key to self awareness?

I know that it is one possible avenue to self- awareness. As with many things in life, a person needs to find the route that works best for that individual.Do you agree that voluntary isolation is the key to self awareness?
No.





I prefer a type of self-awareness that is constructed not only from knowing yourself, but also knowing how others see you in various contexts (eg. family, professional, neighbour, community, school, etc.)





If you see yourself from more angles, it makes your self-knowledge more complete and detailed. If you only know yourself from one point-of-view (your own), then this would make knowledge of yourself very narrow.





Voluntary isolation can help with being able to organize your self knowledge into a coherent form (eg. ';a top-10 characteristics of me'; list)Do you agree that voluntary isolation is the key to self awareness?
Voluntary focus on God and Soul, a la Plotinus and Husserl, is a key toward Self-realization.





Similarly, a genuine Teacher of the higher life (e.g., Ann Ree Colton, O. M. Aivanhov, Eknath Easwaran, Paramahansa Yogananda, Reverend Mary Baker Eddy, and Mark Prophet) is able to direct and assist ';self awareness'; immeasurably.





';The Way of Inner Vigilance,'; Salim Michael, and


';To Live Within,'; Lizelle Reymond, are important books in this awareness process. (Professor Jacob Needleman characterized Reymond's volume as introducing a new way to the West.)





Among the previously-mentioned authors, would note ';Climb the Highest Mountain,'; Prophet, ';Watch Your Dreams'; and ';Men in White Apparel,'; Colton, ';A Philosophy of Universality'; and ';Man, Master of His Destiny,'; Aivanhov, ';Autobiography of a Yogi,'; Yogananda, http://www.easwaran.org. and ';Mary Baker Eddy: Christian Healer,'; by Yvonne von Fettweis, as good. Dr. Jack Kornfield's ';Meditation for Beginners,'; also.





Husserl's ';Experience and Judgment'; is a more technical look at self-awareness.
This I would call solitude. There is clearly recognisable need for solitude in the mind. Not only thinkers, philosopher, poets and scientists seek solitude but normal people also tend to spend at least some time every day in the company of their own private thoughts and reflections. There is no doubt that deepens thoughts to new levels and enhances our ability to reflect upon things for better their understanding. Solitude is the place where we find our true self exposed, our conscious awoken, our thoughts audible and emotions visible. The desire for solitude is in fact a desire to know oneself, and through this to know the world that one essentially belongs to. I can see myself in the crowd most easily only when the crowd has all but disappeared when only echoes have remained. I see in my what I have been and what I could have been. Reflective thoughts of this nature tend to be readily introspective in nature leading the focus of attention deep within the inner most recesses of the mind and heart. Where in the crowed I was like a search light focused only upon certain things, in my solitude I am like a candle peaceful and seeing all around.
Yes. When you feel it is needed.
It dependens on what type and level of self awareness you are seeking. A lot can be learned by interacting with others.
maybe!!..but its still the ';self';..that wants to be aware of.....???








or is it the self that wants to be aware of some other.....??











not an easy one to ..be aware of...something when its that same ';something that is actually try to be aware of its self!!
I disagree. Isolating yourself will help you be more self-absorbed but this is not the same as self awareness. You need to see how you interact with life around you to understand yourself better. A short period alone every day is all you need for this kind of reflection in my experience.
yes and no. to be isolated for a time can make you more self aware but our views of ourselves are skewed. for example look at people that have problems like eating disorders and though those are extrema cases there are many less extreme and almost every one of us has one. so there are somethings about ourselves we have to find in a dark lonely corner but there are others that need to be discovered with someone else (friend, family or lover).
No. Self awareness is experiencing your life as an individual.
On the contrary, it is necessary to mix to gain self awareness and stature, based on the opinion and awareness of others' abilities and continuous improvement of communication and personal development.





Isolation can only lead to self torture emotionally or physically
It can be sometimes but there should be periods of mixing with others as well. Also, sometimes one can find oneself through interaction and service.
I want to be alone.
There used to be a tramp in Wolverhampton that voluntarily chose to isolate himself from society, much like a hermit. only his cave was a tent and instead of a remote place it was on the wolverhampton ring road. he was as nutty as a snickers bar. make of that what you will. :oP
If it was, solitary isolation wouldn't be used as a punishment, it would be seen as a privilege.
If you believe that is true, voluntarily put yourself into an isolation tank, then see if you discover your ';self awareness'; before you go totally mad.