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Self-Reflection
It's the ability to pay attention to your own thoughts, emotions, decisions, and behaviors.
There are three skills that can be practiced and will lead to better self-reflection: openness, observation, and objectivity.
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Objectivity
It means separating your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors from your identity and sense of self. We are more than the contents of our minds (thoughts, emotions, desires).
Keeping a Thought Diary is a helpful way to reinforce this understanding.
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Observation
It means being able to look at yourself with perspective and distance.
Real-time self-reflection requires us to shift our attention away from what’s happening outside and instead observe what’s happening inside. Mindfulness meditation practice is the best way to cultivate this abi...
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Openness
It means seeing things for what they are, not what we think they should be.
To cultivate openness, we have to become aware of our misconceptions, default beliefs, biases, expectations and stereotypes about the world and actively try to overcome them. Keeping a Decision Journal is a ...
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11. Self-reflection
Embrace self-reflection as a tool for personal growth and self-awareness. Taking time to introspect allows you to understand your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors more deeply.
Elements of Self-Awareness
- Introspection is the process of trying to access your internal psychological processes, judgments, perceptions, or states.
- Self-reflection increases your ability to exercise control over your emotions. It involves the examination, contemplation, and analysis of your tho...
Emotions
Our emotions, especially during moments of peak anger and happiness, can hinder our ability to make good decisions.
Pay attention to your emotional state and focus on the character strength of self-control. Resist the temptation to respond to people or make decisions while you’re emo...
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