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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 Way to Get Started with This is to Practice Labeling Your Emotions with Simple, Plain Language.
Instead of Avoiding Feeling and Saying "I'm Stressed" or "I'm Overwhelmed," Say:
- I'm Angry.
- I Feel Afraid.
- I'm Sad.
- I Feel Guilty.
- I'm Lonely.
- I Feel Proud of Myself.
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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.
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“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
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“Words matter. And the words that matter most are the ones you say to yourself.”
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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.
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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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Avoiding talking about your feelings
People with very low emotional intelligence will refuse to talk about their feelings because they aren't good at it. They may use vague language to describe how they feel, such as "I'm a little stressed" or "I'm kind of overwhelmed."
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