Introspection 101 - Objectivity

Introspection requires the ability to look at all situations objectively. Emotions will cloud your thoughts, preventing you from seeing things as they are. Someone who is depressed, or otherwise sad, will tend to see things in a negative way. When you think objectively, without emotion, you will see things, not as they feel, but as they are. Remember this, however, you must feel. People who don't feel aren't people anymore. They are more like robots, acting but not feeling. Being objective is useful and should be used often, but don't repress emotions or forget how to feel, this is not the objective. You want to get to know yourself not become something other than human. Being objective can be difficult, most people I meet are essentially incapable of this. I don't know why but that is how it seems. Objectivity is the cornerstone of introspection, you cannot see into your innermost parts until you can see with an unclouded vision. In order to understand yourself you have to look at your experiences, opinions, thoughts, actions, feelings, beliefs, and opinions objectively. You must ask why. You must look at these things and understand them. Simply remembering them or thinking about them is not enough. You can't look at a math book and learn math, you must understand the contents of the math book to learn math.