A Question on Projection

[xxxx]

How to know if we are projecting something onto somebody, or what we are actually perceiving is the true assessment of their personalities? 

 

 

 

[Preety_India]

Ask them. Simple. 

 

[xxxx]

@Preety_India

That’s where the problem arises, primarily. 

What if they are negative traits, and that person and I don’t possess an informal relationship?

Furthermore, where does one’s intuition play a role here?

What if our intuition about them is precise? 

Can one really know without asking, because an endeavour in that field seems like something that may yield many undesirable results, as well.

 

[TripleFly]

It's intuitive.

You can just tell. It's easy, you don't need to think about it. It just makes sense.

It's going to look and feel different for every person, since we are all unique.

I see different levels of openness, intellectual ability, intuitive ability, listening ability, emotional vs more thinking, extraverted vs more introverted, tense, serious, playful, goofy. 

90% of thoughts in our head => Projections. 

If you try to assess someone, then you are using your mind, which will generate exactly what you want. Assessments == projections. Sometimes even true assessments that the other party will agree on, just stronger illusions that the other person is also under.

 

[xxxx]

@TripleFly 

Thank you for your answer.

@Leo Gura 

Any thoughts on this, perhaps? 

 

Edited October 14, 2020 by xxxx

[Mu_]

@xxxx you can never really know. I’d say make an assessment, make a decision, and live with the outcome. 

 

[integral]

@xxxx practice, experience and pattern recognition, its an instrument that can be played at various degrees of mastery. First study the theory, then apply it. There are many models government human behavior, that will break things down so its parts can be studied.

Learn the macro from the micro. 

Intuition is built on a foundation.

Edited October 14, 2020 by integral