Are most people even able to go inside their own mind and observe themselves?

[Maxu]

Why are so many people seemingly unable to be introspective and aware of their mental processes? I think this may be a reason why it's so hard for most people to change their lives. Is it because they've never considered it or are they literally not capable due to genetics, upbringing, mind structure? Most people act like machines as Ouspensky said and just absorb and react. Introspection and observation seem to be a much higher order thing than "ordinary" people have access to.

[Spaceofawareness]

@Maxu I would say the characteristic of self reflectivity or self awareness is lacking in many people, either due to constant distractions from the world or if their life plans are always unfolding the way they want, even though they are not very self aware, allowing them to form some kind of comfort bubble and enclose themselves in useless 1st world distractions.

On another note, it might also be down to personality, as introversion is actually a variable personality trait, so people might be more world focussed than self focussed.

[Hello from Russia]

I agree with Uspenuski