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“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
WILLIAM FAULKNER
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1. They're curious about their own mind
Self-aware people are curious about their own minds and how they work . They frequently think about their thoughts and thinking patterns.
Technically, this is called metacognitio...
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“Words matter. And the words that matter most are the ones you say to yourself.”
DAVID TAYLOR-KLAUS
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When You Get in the Habit of Describing Your Emotions in Plain Language as a Child Would, You'll Find That You Have a Clearer Insight Into Those Emotions and How to Respond to Them in a Healthy Way.
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2. They take feedback
Genuinely self-aware people have the humility to understand that they can't always see themselves objectively. They also know that the best way to gain more objectivity about yourself is through the perspective of others.
If you want to see yourself through the eyes of other people,...
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4. They don’t judge themselves for how they feel
If You're Constantly Judging Your Emotions, You Won't Have Any Energy Left to Understand Them.
The Solution is to Learn to Observe Your Emotions and Notice Them Without Passing Judgment on Them. The Best...
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3. Listen More than Talk
The Quest for Self-Knowledge is a fundamentally social endeavor.
Self-awareness comes from genuine interaction with others - from conversation. But to get there, you need to be able to listen.
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If the number becomes the target, then you kinda lose sight of the bigger picture.
JAMES CLEAR
Leave Your Comfort Zone
Try new things and widen your horizons.
Maybe you don’t know what you want to do because you haven’t tried what you’re meant to do yet. And you won’t know if that is true or not until you get out there and start ruling things out.
Focus on quality
Start slow if you’re new to what you’re practicing so you can make sure you’re doing quality work, like landing one dance move well before moving onto the rest of the routine.
Once you feel comfortable, increase your speed, but don’t lose sight of the quality of your practice.
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