It is nowadays very common sense for people to focus on their own aims and wishes instead of considering what group thinks. No doubt that being self-centered may seem positive for people in academic world where the possibility of achieving higher goals is manyfold; however, the overall idea of being such ignores values of the community and has an adverse effect on personality.
Disciplined people with excessive self-attention on themselves are proven to succeed faster as they ignore any sort of external worries. Since collective interests matter least, for them following a determined route and having clear aims to reach is more apt. In their opinion, being not distracted with social issues or community hurdles, the pace of improvement and development is doubled, bringing their projects and results into a life faster, as the case with the majority of scientist. A Russian mathematician who could prove one of the theories of millennium, Grigoriy Perelman, ignored any kind of disruptions and was chasing his dream only, which resulted in the greatest success of all times.
This, however, works solely for tiny minoruty in scientific area ignoring the rest. A lot of people put their own goals first which may facilitate rivalry as the community goals and values are ignored. Employees, in many cases, try to stand out among other colleagues when it comes to bringing an idea to life, thus fostering rivalry within staff members and hindering the growth of an organization. In this case, taking into account all possible aspects in order for company to develop may only be true if third-person perspective is provided – the working style of any giant company, be it technology or service related. Organizational structure there is supposed to work as one organism and departments within the cannot is linked with several tasks depending on one another.
Considering the personal matters, the idea of prioritizing individual desires and goals may awaken negative traits, such as selfishness and greediness. These terms are usually associated with self-centered people who care less about the life and interests of others, resultantly failing to give and receive support. Moreover, people with a higher individual focus have psychological and mental issues in terms of interacting and socializing with others, therefore experiencing loneliness and remoteness from the community. For instance, Draco Malfoy, main character in globally famous series “Harry Potter”, used to focus only on what he needed and wanted, which left him alone and confused at the end.
In conclusion, people from academic world may think of individualism as the best way to achieve their aims and success, yet it is not true for others. Self-centering may bring about serious issues such as collision inside the company and those impacting the nature of human.