Mindfulness

Self-awareness requires silence and space in your brain.

A practical step to do this is to ignore your phone as much as possible.

In those moments where you have nothing to occupy yourself with, you choose to either occupy it with other people’s thoughts or with your own tho...

Break the first 30 minutes of complete silence up into 10-minute sets:

• The first 10 minutes is spent in writing your short-term, medium-term, and long-term goals.
• Dedicate the next 10 minutes to assessing your progress on the goals of the previous day.
• Use the last ten ...

You may have already tried all those mindfulness apps. But exercises like meditation that teach your brain to focus on the present instead of the past or future can increase feelings of self-acceptance.

"The idea is to be present -- don't judge your emotions, but recognize them," sa...