I thought making the right decision implied understanding how your choices affect others, my bad. You're right, making decisions without concern for others is one thing but being attached to how people perceive your choice is another entirely. Looks like we were discussing different ideas.
Righteous awareness can move in either direction but without true knowledge of the self, can you ever truly be aware of the outside? Without knowing where your perception colors your views, how aware can you truly be of the outside world? To know the world more intimately, does that not require intimate knowledge of the self?