What Self-Awareness Really Is
Internal self-awareness is our ability to go deep within ourselves and truly see ourselves for who we are: our priorities, needs, emotions, goals, strengths, and weaknesses. External self-awareness is our ability to examine how others might see us. Guess which one many of us prioritize? When we focus on how others see us to the detriment of actuall
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Many people, me included, ask the question ‘what is it like to be me’ surprisingly infrequently. Asking yourself this, a lot, can stop you from falling into a bunch of varieties of self-destruction, and lead you towards a more self-authored and less self-inflicted life.
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In essence, metacognition is curiosity directed at your inner world—your thoughts, your emotions, your beliefs. It empowers you to be the master of your mind, providing you with the tools to shape these inner experiences in a way that brings you closer to your aspirations.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
remarkable transformation. Metacognition is for good reason often referred to as the forgotten secret to success. It is the skill that allows a student to recognize they’re unprepared for an exam and take corrective action, or an athlete like Eliud Kipchoge to understand the importance of not just how fast he’s running but also how his shoes feel d
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Self-awareness. And I recommended that each of the managers take some time to reflect and understand how their own character traits effected the people on their team. Self-awareness is critical to selling and paramount to being a leader. Take an assessment of yourself: What are your positive characteristics, and what role do they play motivating yo
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