David Brooks: Is self-awareness a mirage?

We often don’t know why we do what we do.

(Vincent Tullo | The New York Times) A model backstage at the Coach fall 2020 show in New York, Feb. 11, 2020. "We know what we're feeling, just not how and why we got here," writes The New York Times opinion columnist David Brooks.

David Brooks: Is self-awareness a mirage?

We often don’t know why we do what we do.

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