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Andrew Stearns Nealon - Coggle Diagram

- - - - I am an older brother with a younger sister. While growing up, I have developed into the role of teacher, protector, and friend.
- - - - Selfies
        
        I personally do not take a lot of selfies. When I do take selfies, I am trying to construct a certain self or mood to show my audience. Unless they are a true depiction of self, I view selfies as fake and that is why I do not take them.
      - Social Media
        
        I use social media all the time and think it is great. However, I also believe it is a great space to follow culture norms and show your audience that you are doing cool things. I try to be authentic with my posts and stay true to myself, but I would be lying if other people's opinions didn't influence what I shared.
        
        Re-branding
        
        Social media causes people to brand themselves. Other social media users and I try to look good to sell ourselves in a way. This is not healthy because I feel like I lose apart of myself when I do this. I drop parts of my personality to sell a better "brand".
      - Phones
        
        Phones are a huge part of my generations life. They have become essential tools that we can not live without. My phone has influenced my independence, confidence, and other key factors of my identity in a negative way.
      - Co-Construction of Self
        
        Technology has a huge impact on the construction of self. We are constantly taking in other opinions and using them to build a "good" version of ourselves. I see this a lot in social media. I think this is very unhealthy because we are letting others opinions dictate our lives. Letting other people join in on our development of self.
    - - Societal Norms shape what I do everyday. I have trouble doing something that may be outside of the normal because I fear judgement from others. I think that this negatively impacts my sense of self and is something I am trying to work on.
- - - - Fungibility talks about properties of something being interchangeable. This is why experience is so amazing is because it can not be interchanged. It is a part of you and shapes you forever, where good or bad.
- - - - Hume said that our identity is fiction. I do believe that some parts of the self and identity can be played with and explored. I also believe that I have foundational parts to my identity that can not be changed such as family.
      - Narrative and reflective practice with identity
        
        Although I do not completely agree that identity is fictional, I do see how identity can be manipulated. I have not done a lot of this, but identity can be constructed through writing, acting, art, music, and other creative forms. Reflective writing has helped me to gain a better understanding of myself.
    - - Memories help me to analyze my ever changing identity. They show how I was in the past and what has changed. I do believe memories are a huge part of my identity by being a foundation that links life together.
        
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    - - Essential properties are things that make something itself. For me, I believe me essential properties are in my personality and other mental characteristics. These are characteristics that define me and make me who I am.
    - - I believe that we do have some sort of silent awareness in ourselves, but I do believe there is a self. I think the silent awareness is what takes place in our minds and influences our thoughts/actions. I have thoughts that come out of no where that are so puzzling to me. This may be connected to silent awareness.
    - - According to the Buddha, there is not a self because the properties of self are always changing. I do agree that humans are changing beings, but I do not think that means there is no self. I believe that people will always be able to see me as Drew no matter how much I change.
- - - - I have been in the same body my entire life, but I do not have the same identity as I did in the past. I have changed physically, emotionally, mentally, socially, spiritually, etc.
        
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    - - We were created with the universe, so the universe is a part of us. This connects people because the same universe that makes up me, is the same universe that makes up my peers. People are more alike than we think which decreases individuality.
    - - Genetics shows us that our genome is made up of bacteria and other life forms that come from outside the human population. This challenges myself sense of self because my genetics are not as closely related to me as I thought.
    - - Accidental properties are things that can change, without changing the identity of something. I believe physical characteristics are accidental properties. I can go to the gym and get bigger, but I am still Drew.
    - - I personally love the ideas discussed in Taoism. I think it is crucial to understand the self before understanding the world. I believe that self health and understanding should be a priority which is why I have put that in the center of my life. I think college is a way for young adults to find themselves before stepping out into the real world.
    - - Research shows that there is brain activity before we are consciously aware of a thought or decision. This is kind of scary to me. I thought I was in control, but it seems like my mind and body are making are one step ahead. I think this may occur on some thoughts, but not all. I would like to think that I have the ability to make my own decisions.
- - - - Similar to family, friends play a big role in the development of identity. I am lucky to have surrounded myself with great friends who push me to be my own person and strengthen my understanding of who I am.
    - - I notice this in myself all the time. Depending on who I am with I may act a certain way to present the best version of myself. This is natural, but sometimes causes confusion in my identity by changing based off others perceived opinions.
    - - I believe that decision making is heavily influenced by people's relationships. I constantly ask other for their opinions and ask whether I am making a good decision. I find myself making decisions that benefit other or make others happy instead of myself. Sometimes we lose yourselves or our values in the decisions we make.
- - - - The soul is the essence of self and human beings. The soul is everything except for the physical self. I believe that the soul lives on, even after death. I often think about my actions and how they will effect me in the after life. I try to live a certain way so that I have a positive soul that will live on after I die.