Self Improvements

Percentage of Americans who would change a bad habit if they could: 45

Self-Conscious Consequences

Preoccupation with the self produces a lack of self esteem, the opposite of what is intended.

Unhappy with the Mirror

Percentage of American women who would change something about their looks if they could: 99

Identity and the Census

In "A Portrait of America," Newsweek (1/17/83) poked some fun at the national census:

"Give your name and age and business. Is your husband ...

A Humble Self-Estimate

Take delight in being unknown and unregarded. A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable of all lessons. To ...