Aristotle thinks a big part of why you should improve your character is the effect on the people around you. It seems to me th it takes a long time to be aware of how you do, and i'm more drawn to plato's view as well. I have trouble being aware of my it's taken me 65 years to beaware of my character flaws. If i'd start at 30, i was way over confident about myself, you know, abilities andmy mi self righteousness. And i think i'm a better person now. Terribly flawed still. But it seems to me that it's a lifelong process. How could aristotle argue that it's something you just kind