Slow down: “We are all moving so quickly. And in that quickness, that really drives the stress, the anxiety, the distractions,” Durvasula said. “It’s very difficult to be self-aware when we’re jumping from thing to thing to thing.”
Self-awareness can improve relationships. Here are tips to build it.
globalBraid3744
January 7th, 2023
“Accurately assessing your strengths and weaknesses can guide you to treating yourself and others better.
Psychologists call self-awareness an aspect of emotional intelligence. It’s the capacity to reflect on oneself and “to accurately assess one’s strengths and weaknesses,” said Ramani Durvasula, a clinical psychologist in Southern California. “The other half is being aware of how you affect other people.” Self-awareness is key to a life well lived, said Rick Hanson, a psychologist who is a senior fellow at the University of California at Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center.
“The more aware you are, the more information you have,” he said. “You can be guided by that.”
In an increasingly distracted and technological world, though, self-awareness seems to be waning, Durvasula said. Self-awareness can bring collective good.
Self-awareness isn’t a fixed state of being either self-aware or not. Rather, “there’s a real dynamic quality,” Durvasula said. It’s possible to build self-awareness, and here are some ways suggested by experts:
Reflect: Think about how your life is going, Hanson said. “What patterns aren’t serving you well? What are you afraid of or avoiding? What are you failing to develop, maybe from fear? What’s left out?” he said.
Consider strengths too: “Most of the time, people are quite aware of their failings and faults,” Hanson said. “They’re not very aware of their steadfastness, their good intentions, the ordinary kindness in them.”
Spend time with others: Social interactions teach us a lot, Durvasula said, whether we’re hanging out with friends or simply going to the grocery store. “Be aware of how you are impacting other people through your conduct, through your words, through your actions,” she said.
Consider therapy: Therapy can help with inner exploration, Durvasula said. Insights can help stymied clients make progress with major life issues.”
Read the whole article at The Washington Post
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💬 What other ways for improving relationships do you know?
LovelyFrog8934
January 7th, 2023
Communication is huge important aspect to have.
It helps connect with people and they can help each other.
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@Leanna3333
This is very true! I think communication is the key, however, I have not figured out what to do when only one person is interested in talking about the problem to solve it.
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Gettingbettertoday
January 13th, 2023
@globalBraid3744
Now that you have dangled the carrot.
Where can i find out how to become more self-aware?
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@Gettingbettertoday
You can raise your self-awareness in numerous ways. Those suggested in the articles were: slow down, reflect, spend time with others and/or consider a therapy.
In the post “How to Increase Self-Awareness” you can find more tips :)
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