Title: 5 Tips for Changing the Way You Think | HowStuffWorks
Headings: 5 Tips for Changing the Way You Think
5 Tips for Changing the Way You Think
5: "I Will Think Differently, I Will Think Differently"
4: Do Things Differently
3: Work on Self-awareness
2: Meet New People
1: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone
The Value of Relationships (Even Bad Ones)

Content: It isn't hard to walk through life with unchallenged or outdated beliefs, preconceptions, wrong assumptions and a personal narrative that's badly in need of updating. Many people are afraid of acknowledging and exploring their own thoughts and emotions, choosing instead to focus on life outside their own skin -- the needs of others, career goals that have been set, and the constant static of the Information Age. Focusing on self-awareness can help you reconnect with your true needs, desires and dreams. It can make you pay attention to how you treat people and how you feel about how you're treated by others. Advertisement
It may seem almost indulgent to work toward becoming more self-aware, but if so, there's nothing wrong with splurging on yourself. Increased self-awareness can facilitate major life changes -- many 12-step programs place large emphasis on personal exploration, the processing of painful events from the past, and the acknowledgment of resentments and fears in order to overcome personal demons and addictions. Identifying your moods and emotions will make it possible to adjust them. You can't change the way you think until you understand what's causing you to think the way you do. Want to change the way you think? How about changing the people around you?