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  • Ego | What We Don’t Say Out Loud – 6

    Ego | What We Don’t Say Out Loud – 6

    “Attention often

    Reinforces ego,

    While absence

    alters

    Its expression.”

    Ego

    The Reflection

    Social behaviour often changes in response to attention patterns. In many interactions, ego becomes more visible when engagement is continuous and reactive. Absence, by contrast, reduces feedback loops that amplify self-reference. This shift does not eliminate ego; it alters how it is expressed and perceived. Across interpersonal, professional, and institutional settings, responses shape presence indirectly. Visibility increases where attention is sustained, while restraint modifies interaction without confrontation. These dynamics operate quietly, influencing authority, behaviour, and response cycles over time, as ego adjusts to changing levels of recognition and reinforcement.

    Ego

    A Line to Sit With

    Attention and absence shape different outcomes.
    Their effects on ego are structural, not personal.

  • Identity | What We Don’t Say Out Loud – 5

    Identity | What We Don’t Say Out Loud – 5

    “Approval and

    Comparison

    lose relevance

    where

    Identity is settled.”

    Identity

    The Reflection

    Social interaction often relies on external markers such as validation, ranking, and comparison. These mechanisms operate most visibly where identity remains fluid or contested. In stable roles and long-established positions, reliance on approval gradually declines as patterns become familiar. Comparison loses urgency once function and

    Identity

    boundaries are recognised within a system. Across institutions, families, and professional environments, clarity of role reshapes behaviour without overt negotiation. Where identity is settled through experience and continuity, external affirmation becomes less central to decision-making, interaction, and self-assessment over time.

    A Line to Sit With

    Approval and comparison recede as identity stabilises.
    Their influence varies with certainty of role.

    Identity