Looking Glass Self Theory

• A Zen master who had a beautiful cup would repeat to himself, "The glass is already broken." He enjoyed the cup and used it, but in his mind it was already broken. And so one day when it actually did break, he said, "Of course."
• Devastation - that feeling of shock - is a factor of ho...

We all sort ourselves in two distinct ways: We either self-sort or sort by thinking about others.

• Self-sorters look at an interaction or decision and think, “What’s in it for me?” 
• Someone who sorts by thinking of others responds to questions by wondering how it will aff...

It's much easier to fill up our to-do list than to actually do the tasks.

Constantly reminding ourselves that we didn't do what we said we'd do cements a self-stereotype: We begin to see ourselves as someone who doesn't follow through. Eventually and subc...