I was struck by what you point out about people who are not aware of themselves or the environment they are in.
The basic thing to be able to change is to know ourselves, to know what our dark areas are, without that there is nothing to do.
I often see many people of my age getting angry about the same things they were angry about when they were young. They don't think about the waste of energy it represents for them, nor the damage they do to themselves by feeding negative thoughts. It seems that their thinking has not matured.
Thank you for leaving us this topic dear @ericvancewalton . A big hug from Maracay.