Being Aware of Being Aware: The Essence of Meditation, Volume 1

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These benefits also apply to advanced students. Increased self-awareness leads to more self-care in medical students (Saunders et al., 2007) and a better understanding of one’s strengths and capabilities along with a boost to emotional intelligence in law students (James, 2011). Sutton A. Measuring the effects of self-awareness: Construction of the self-awareness outcomes questionnaire. Eur J Psychol. 2016;12(4):645-658. doi:10.5964/ejop.v12i4.1178 The link between meditation, mindfulness, and self-awareness is clear, meaning it’s no surprise that practicing the first two will naturally lead to more of the third. Both are equally important to learn. Whether you like to write free-flowing entries, bulleted lists, or poems, writing down your thoughts and feelings helps you to become more aware and intentional. 5. Ask the people you love Rochat, P. Five levels of self-awareness as they unfold early in life. Consciousness and Cognition. 2003;12(4):717-31. doi:10.1016/S1053-8100(03)00081-3

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The findings show that the ability to practice introspection varies and has a connection to anatomy.We are all susceptible to outside influence and personal bias. Without self-awareness, we are even more susceptible. Singer, M.A. (2007). The untethered soul: the journey beyond yourself. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications and Noetic Books. An important part of mindfulness is reconnecting with our bodies and the sensations they experience. This means waking up to the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the present moment. That might be something as simple as the feel of a banister as we walk upstairs. Internal self-awareness is about how well we see ourselves and our strengths, weaknesses, values, etc., while external self-awareness is understanding how others view us with those same factors (Eurich, 2018). Good managers and leaders need both to perform well in their roles. Take a personality test: We love 16 personalities for this. Try getting all members of your team to take the test, understanding the different characters and dynamics in a team can be super helpful.

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To truly help someone, it’s essential to see things from their perspective, and that requires being self-aware enough to put our thoughts and feelings aside sometimes. Rupert Spira's approach to knowing Some people call this awareness “ mindfulness,” and you can take steps to develop it in your own life. Mindfulness, sometimes also called “present-centredness,” can help us enjoy the world more and understand ourselves better. You can practise this anywhere, but it can be especially helpful to take a mindful approach if you realise that, for several minutes, you have been “trapped” in re-living past problems or “pre-living” future worries. To develop an awareness of thoughts and feelings, some people find it helpful to silently name them: “Here is the thought that I might fail that exam.” Or, “Here is anxiety.” Formal mindfulness practicesAs noted earlier, self-awareness improves our communication, confidence, and job performance (Sutton et al., 2015). For example, instead of asking, “ Why do I fail at this task so often?” you might ask yourself, “ What are the circumstances in which I fail at this task, and what can I do to change them?” It’s not a foolproof method, but it can aid you in improving your self-awareness and increasing your alignment with your standards on certain activities. Awareness of this kind doesn’t start by trying to change or fix anything. It’s about allowing ourselves to see the present moment clearly. When we do that, it can positively change the way we see ourselves and our lives. How can mindfulness help?

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Serrat O. Understanding and developing emotional intelligence. Knowledge Solutions. 2017:329-339. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-0983-9_37 Dasilveira A, Desouza ML, Gomes WB. Self-consciousness concept and assessment in self-report measures. Front Psychol. 2015;6:930. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00930 Sutton, A. (2016). Measuring the effects of self-awareness: Construction of the Self-Awareness Outcomes Questionnaire. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 12, 645–658.An effort to reconstruct the human dilemma has made great strides to reinvent self-awareness as a constructive concept in psychology (Silvia & O’Brien, 2004). Humans viewing themselves merely as objects can have detrimental psychological effects on overall wellbeing. The key to self-awareness is the concept of inclusion of objective and subjective states and the practice of self-compassion (Neff, 2011).