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?
‘Self-awareness’ centers on recognizing and managing our emotions
We tend to think we’re self-aware — when we’re not
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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: 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. Michal Strahilevitz, a consumer psychologist and marketing professor at St. Mary's College of California, speaks to the importance of catching yourself when a situation or person agitates you. “If you catch yourself raising your voice, you may feel justified due to being upset,” says Strahilevitz. “ However, for the person with you (second person), the experience will be quite different. Trying to imagine yourself in that person's place will improve self awareness, reduce defensiveness, and quite possibly improve your relationship with that person as well. Third person is particularly effective for people who are overly self-critical or who trend to be self-destructive.