Sense of responsibility

A sense of responsibility is an internal feeling of obligation to answer and a willingness to answer for this or that.

A particular person’s sense of responsibility may be in one area and absent (not expressed) in another. A person can be extremely responsible in his obligations to others and little responsible in relation to his own health, his fate and life. See Responsibility for yourself.

A sense of responsibility is a sense of «I can» and «I must» fulfill my obligations, along with an internal obligation to answer for the consequences of my actions.

For an active and positive person, this is, first of all, a mindset for business, an understanding that agreements, obligations and duty — all this must be done, fulfilled. For an emotional and negative-minded person — anxiety for possible failure and guilt in case of failure.

In any mood, a sense of responsibility is reliability, a person’s willingness to honestly and diligently fulfill agreements and their duties (willingness to carry what is supposed to), plus a willingness to pay for punctures. Willingness, with reasonable necessity, to take on difficult moments of life.

When people talk about a sense of responsibility, they usually mean social responsibility, a sense of social responsibility. A sense of personal responsibility is nearby, but this is different: this is an internal understanding that this business needs to be done, and it is I who should do it.

A person with a developed sense of responsibility is a responsible person.

A responsible attitude is more active than a sense of responsibility. This is the readiness and ability, with reasonable necessity, to take on difficult moments of life.

A developed sense of responsibility is a sign of adulthood. Not being ready to bear anything serious and to answer for anything is a sign of a human child. The one who avoids carrying anything and answering (paying) for anything is irresponsible, a person with the position of a Dependent. See →

A sense of responsibility should not be confused with a sense of guilt. A sense of guilt does not replace a sense of responsibility: sometimes it hinders the cause, but sometimes it is useful.

There is an old rule: the engineer who built the bridge stands under it while the first train is running. This is called “responsibility for the result”. Willingness to pay for the result with life is an indicator of a high measure of responsibility.

Responsibility is a powerful tool for changing the quality of life and an effective means of shaping the desired events in your life. Responsibility, as one of the most important social skills, can be developed, and in its absence, brought up.

If desired, a sense of responsibility can be instilled in yourself. See Education and Development of Responsibility

A heightened sense of responsibility is a tendency to hyper-responsibility. A person with an undeveloped sense of responsibility is called irresponsible.

In difficult or unpleasant situations, people of a high level of psychological culture, responsible people, think about responsibility and take responsibility. People of a lower level of culture in these situations either worry or look for the culprit (to dump their aggression on him, to relieve himself of responsibility).

Can you be responsible for your love? See Responsibility in Love

How much, when and why to take personal responsibility?

Taking personal responsibility means seeing yourself as the source of all actions in your life and their consequences.

Throwing all the responsibility on yourself is as stupid as running away from responsibility or shifting all the responsibility to others. How to approach this wisely — see Attitude to Responsibility and Alignment of Responsibility

How to learn responsibility

Responsibility is a skill. It can be developed and nurtured both in oneself and in the people around. See — Education and development of responsibility.

How to manage responsibility?

How to technically increase or decrease responsibility, how to delegate part of the responsibility to others — see How to manage responsibility.

Consequences of responsible and no position

Either you take responsibility, or you suffer and envy.