During this week's tutorial we were asked to spend the hour doing nothing but think and talk about ourselves; a task which admittedly nobody felt completely comfortable about. It was interesting to see because as human beings we are generally innately self obsessed yet when it comes to revealing these true feelings about ourselves we become shy.

It appears that we have learnt that it is frowned upon to talk about ourselves. Many of us expressed our discomfort and how we felt we were being vain.

While society has taught us the importance of modesty it is unfortunate, and potentially problematic, that we are so scared to focus on ourselves. Without having a full understanding of whom you are and what makes you how can anyone ever wish to achieve in life? As aspiring journalists and first time bloggers, it is especially important to be completely sure of outselves. Unless you are certain about where you stand in life how can you portray your opinions to the rest of the world?

As well as this, this exercise, if it did not reveal truths about who you are, it definately exposed the person you would like to be. When answering the questions I often felt that my responses were true but exaggerated. I am not entirely diplomatic or hardworking or generous, but I do feel that they are things that I do contain and should strive to develop.

At the end of it all, regardless of what society preaches, I think it is important for us all to have a little narcissistic moment. Without knowing, respecting and loving ourselves how can we ever wish to do that unto others?