Title: What is self-awareness? And how can you cultivate it?
Headings: What is self-awareness? And how can you cultivate it?
What is self-awareness? And how can you cultivate it?
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Here are some tips to cultivate self-awareness
1. Be curious about who you are
2. Let your walls down
3. Look in the mirror — literally
4. Keep a journal and note what triggers positive feelings
5. Substitute some screen time with people time
6. Ask others how they see you
7. Angry at someone? Take the ‘third-person’ perspective
8. Keep checking in with yourself (and a list of feelings)
9. Keep learning — the journey never ends
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Content: increases in anxiety, lack of empathy and intense self-objectification (as in the selfie craze ). There’s a call — if not an urgent cry — for greater self-awareness and reflection.” 6. Ask others how they see you
Not only should we build out our face-to-face social actions, but also use a portion of this time to learn about how our loved ones perceive us. “Talk to your closest loved ones and be courageous enough to ask how they perceive you in various situations,” says Krimer. “ Getting perspective on how you behave or come off in certain situations can help us bring into our awareness something that was previously invisible to us. Therapy is great for this, too.” 7. Angry at someone? Take the ‘third-person’ perspective
Ultimately the benefits of self-awareness are to serve not only you in emotional management, but also to serve your relationships.