While the primate self responds more to the immediate situation in that context, the ego is more aware of the persona and the longer-term implications of your actions in the social environment.

Persona: Exploring Self-Portraiture will premiere at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale on Saturday, April 26. It will feature the work of more than 20 contemporary artists as well as historical ...

"The biggest thing for me is knowing that AJ is a persona," he explained. "AJ is my job, but Alex is who I am." And since learning to set healthy boundaries between work and his personal life ...

Thompson, noting how Thompson’s perceived persona overshadowed his true self. The narrator talks about Thompson’s difficult childhood, his brief criminal stints in high school, his first ...

Regardless, the introduction to Eli via this anecdote heightens the self-awareness present throughout People Collide that strengthens the funny, self-deprecating, and terribly insecure narrator.