Self-distancing
The act of increasing the psychological distance from your own subjective perspective when assessing events that you experience.
Is an external perspective that you can use when thinking about an event that you’ve experienced, where the self who is analyzing the event is considered to be distinct from the self who experienced it.
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Self-Distancing: What It Is and How You Can Use It to Make Better Decisions
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How to create self-distance
- Use self-distancing language: refer to yourself in the second or third-person.
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The Benefits of Self-Distancing
- Self distancing allows us to gain perspective. By creating space, we can reframe the situation in more abstract terms.
- In turn, it will enable us to respond appropriately. Our response is then not directed towards the exact event, but instead take...
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