Does self-knowledge ever jump out from around the corner and smack you in the head?

[rsadelle]

I ask this because I find it happens to me fairly often. You may remember the time that I ate junk food as soon as I realized I'd lost weight, and didn't make the connection until later, or the time that I finally realized what I write about and how it connects to my life. I've had two more similar experiences this week. (I promise to write about one of them before Christmas. I have to finish the book first, and I'm on page 398 of 456.)

Does this seem normal to you, or do I need to do a lot more work on the know yourself components of emotional intelligence?