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Self-Awareness

: Accurately defining your emotions, the origins of those emotions, and the effects those emotions have on yourself and the people around you; the ability to know your personal strengths and limits; the ability to accurately assess how others perceive your behavior.

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“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.”
— Carl Jung
What to do if your inner voice is cruel | Ethan Kross
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What to do if your inner voice is cruel | Ethan Kross

Half our day is spent not living in the moment. Here’s how to change that. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up Next ► Don’t chase happiness. Become antifragile. https://youtu.be/e-or_D-qNqM Your inner voice isn't always very nice or helpful. When we turn our attention inward, we tend to focus on problems rather than solutions. This causes us to worry, ruminate, and catastrophize, which traps us in a negative thought cycle. The good news is that there is a science-based toolkit that can help you regain control of your inner voice. To learn even more from the world's biggest thinkers, get Big Think+ for your business: https://bigthink.com/plus/ Read the video transcript ► https://bigthink.com/videos/mental-chatter/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Ethan Kross: Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and bestselling author in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions and relationships. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories from Big Think+: Upskilling: The key to success in the new world of work ► https://bigthink.com/plus/upskilling/ How to create a learning culture in the workplace ► https://bigthink.com/plus/learning-culture/ How to build a successful leadership development program ► https://bigthink.com/plus/leadership-development-program/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/ ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter ► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook ► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram ► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
6 ways to heal trauma without medication | Bessel van der Kolk | Big Think
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6 ways to heal trauma without medication | Bessel van der Kolk | Big Think

6 ways to heal trauma without medication, from the author of “The Body Keeps the Score,” Bessel van der Kolk Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg Up next ►► How to heal trauma with meaning: A case study in emotional evolution | BJ Miller https://youtu.be/hQAqBkKJRbs Conventional psychiatric practices tell us that if we feel bad, take this drug and it will go away. But after years of research with some of the top psychiatric practitioners in the world, we’ve found that drugs simply don’t work that well for many, and our conventional ways of healing trauma need to change. In recent years, experts in the study of trauma have been experimenting with ‘new age’ healing mechanisms that are making massive waves for trauma patients. Some of these new healing methods include EDMR, yoga, theater and movement, neural feedback, and even psychedelics. Many of these methods have proven to be more effective than conventional pharmaceuticals. But just like any other health regimen, what works for you might not work for your friend or neighbor. New age trauma therapy is all an experiment, and after enough experimenting, something can eventually work, healing your trauma in a unique and effective way. Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/series/the-big-think-interview/heal-trauma ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Bessel van der Kolk: Bessel van der Kolk is a psychiatrist noted for his research in the area of post-traumatic stress since the 1970s. His work focuses on the interaction of attachment, neurobiology, and developmental aspects of trauma’s effects on people. His major publication, Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society, talks about how the role of trauma in psychiatric illness has changed over the past 20 years. Dr. van der Kolk is past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, and Medical Director of the Trauma Center at JRI in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has taught at universities and hospitals across the United States and around the world, including Europe, Africa, Russia, Australia, Israel, and China. Check out Bessel van der Kolk's latest book, “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma” at https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories on healing trauma: How to Heal From Trauma ►► https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/how-to-heal-from-trauma/ How Childhood Trauma Can Make You A Sick Adult ►► https://bigthink.com/videos/vincent-felitti-on-childhood-trauma/ How to heal trauma with meaning: A case study in emotional evolution ►► https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/bj-miller-trauma/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Learn career skills from the world's top minds: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/ ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter ► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook ► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram ► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter
SELF-AWARENESS & SUCCESS | "Knowing who I am and where I come from"
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SELF-AWARENESS & SUCCESS | "Knowing who I am and where I come from"

Subscribe for inspired lessons about work, life, and leadership. Thank you for following, Tyler Waye http://bit.ly/TylerWaye. Special thanks to the Oprah for her inspiration and insights in this video. Huge thanks to Edmonton Expo Centre for allowing us to film in Hall D! =============================================== Follow & Connect with Tyler Waye for more motivation and inspiration. Website: http://bit.ly/TylerWayeSite Business Website: http://bit.ly/InformSeries Twitter: http://bit.ly/2AyLK8D Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Az9CsI LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2yFutJ1 Video Produced and Edited by Tyler Sirman Photography: TYLERSIRMAN.COM How Successful People Stay Focused in The Changing World. Best SELF-AWARENESS Video Motivational Speech & Lesson by Tyler Waye #motivational #wisdom #selfawareness =============================================== Music by Really Slow Motion Buy their music: Amazon : http://amzn.to/1lTltY5 iTunes: http://bit.ly/1ee3l8K Spotify: http://bit.ly/1r3lPvN Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/1DqtZSo Visit us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReallySlowMotion Twitter: https://twitter.com/RSMmusicSound Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/reallyslowmotion http://bit.ly/2j3K3J4 ================================================= This inspirational video would be impossible without amazing creative commons 3.0 creators. Credit to our Video & Photo Source: Thumbnail: aphrodite-in-nyc from new york city [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P1110145_(15444733229).jpg Opening statement by Oprah Winfrey (https://www.youtube.com/user/OWN), offered in a speech at the Women’s E3 Summit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. (Oprah Winfrey Delivers Speech at Women's E3 Summit at the Smithsonian | NowThis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6w4tDp1dKg, https://www.youtube.com/user/nowthismedia) Videoblocks DISCLAIMER: This is an educational and motivational video meant only for inspiring the viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Video clips used are for illustrative purpose only to make the point in the audio/narration. All copyrights are acknowledged to their rightful owners. Tyler Waye - and those acting on his behalf do not claim to own any copyrights. The sole purpose of this video is to inspire, empower and educate the viewers. * Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. -This video has no negative impact on the original works (It would actually be positive for them) - This video is mainly for teaching and motivational purposes. - The source material was not taken out of context in a negative manner. - Small portions of the video were used - the original work is linked so viewers can enjoy the content creator's video as it was intended. These clips and extracts are of a minimal nature and the use is not intended to interfere in any manner with their commercial exploitation of the complete work by the owners of the copyright. I make these videos with the intention of educating others in a motivational/inspirational form. I do not own the audio clips from other speakers. Our understanding is that it is in correlation to Fair Right Use, however, given that it is open to interpretation, if any owners of the content clips would like us to remove the video, we have no problem with that and will do so as fast as possible. Please email tylersirman@gmail.com with concerns.
10 Signs You Lack Self Awareness
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10 Signs You Lack Self Awareness

Self awareness, also known as metacognition is a measure of higher intelligence. What makes human different from other animals is that we have the ability to think about how we think. This means the ability to plan, set goals, and analyze. A lack of self awareness causes us to become self-destructive and to put ourselves in toxic or unhealthy situations. You do not want to be on auto-pilot or a robot do you? What makes us unique and grow is our ability to be self aware. And that's why psych2go's videos aim to help us learn more about ourselves. Are you looking for tips on how to be more self aware? The first step towards being self aware is to learn more about it and recognize the signs we might be lacking self awareness. Did you know that self-love requires self awareness? If you relate to this video and want to understand more about self love and whether you might be lacking that too, we also made a video on this: https://youtu.be/I75jn1lM-zM Writer: Carley Swanson-Garro Script Editor: Isadora Ho Script Manager: Kelly Soong VO: Amanda Silvera Animator: Faye Miravalles YouTube Manager: Cindy Cheong References: Adam, K.C.S., Vogel, E.K. (2017). Confident failures: Lapses of working memory reveal a metacognitive blind spot. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 79, 1506–1523 www.doi.org/10.3758/s13414-017-1331-8. American Psychological Association (n.d.). Emotional intelligence. In APA Dictionary of Psychology. Retrieved 4 June from www.dictionary.apa.org/emotional-intelligence. Dishon, N., Oldmeadow, J. A., Critchley, C., & Kaufman, J. (2017). The effect of trait self-awareness, self-reflection, and perceptions of choice meaningfulness on indicators of social identity within a decision-making context. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 2034. www.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02034. O’Donoghue, T. & Rabin, M. (2003). 7: Self-awareness and self-control. In Time and Decision: Economic and Psychological Perspectives of Intertemporal Choice. Loewenstein G., Read D., & Baumeister R. (Eds.), 217-244. Russell Sage Foundation. www.jstor.org/stable/10.7758/9781610443661. Duval, T. S., & Silvia, P. J. (2002). Self-awareness, probability of improvement, and the self-serving bias. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(1), 49–61. www.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.82.1.49. Gill, L. J., Ramsey, P. L., & Leberman, S. I. (2015). A systems approach to developing emotional intelligence using the self-awareness engine of growth model. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 28(6), 575–594. DOI: 10.1007/s11213-015-9345-4. Heyes, C., Bang, D., Shea, N. Frith, C.D., & Fleming, S.M (2020 May). Knowing ourselves together: The cultural origins of metacognition. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 24(5), 349-362, www.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2020.02.007. Kreibich, A., Hennecke, M., Brandstätter, V. (2020 January). The effect of self‐awareness on the identification of goal‐related obstacles. European Journal of Personality. 34(2), 215-233. www.doi.org/10.1002/per.2234. Patel, J. & Patel, P. (2019). Consequences of repression of emotion: Physical health, mental health and general well being. International Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research, 1(3),16-21. DOI: 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2564. MacDonald, H.Z., Price, J.L. (2017). Emotional understanding: Examining alexithymia as a mediator of the relationship between mindfulness and empathy. Mindfulness 8, 1644–1652. www.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0739-5. Rollwage, M., Raymond, J.D. & Fleming, S.M. (2018 December). Metacognitive failure as a feature of those holding radical beliefs. Current Biology, 28(24), 4014-4021. www.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.10.053. White, K., Stackhouse, M., & Argo, J. J. (2018). When social identity threat leads to the selection of identity-reinforcing options: The role of public self-awareness. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 144, 60–73.www.doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2017.09.007. If you have any stories or questions you want to ask, email us at editorial@psych2go.net
Tim Ferriss and Brené Brown on Developing Self-Awareness
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Tim Ferriss and Brené Brown on Developing Self-Awareness

Sign up for my free "5-Bullet Friday" newsletter: https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Every Friday, I send out an exclusive email with the five coolest things I’ve found (or explored) that week. It could include exclusive giveaways or chances to interact with me, books, gadgets, albums, articles, new hacks/tricks, and — of course — all sorts of weird stuff I dig up around the world. Watch the interview with Brené here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh5SUF0gPWQ Subscribe to The Tim Ferriss Show podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 400 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-1/ Visit the Tim Ferriss PODCAST: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss BLOG: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/
Self-Awareness: Know Yourself:  Gary Vaynerchuk
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Self-Awareness: Know Yourself: Gary Vaynerchuk

If I could wish one skill on people it would be Self Awareness! So many of your friends and family need to see this asap! I hope you enjoy this :) -- Thank you for watching this video. I hope that you keep up with the daily videos I post on the channel, subscribe, and share your learnings with those that need to hear it. Your comments are my oxygen, so please take a second and say ‘Hey’ ;). -- -- Thank you for watching this video. I hope that you keep up with the daily videos I post on the channel, subscribe, and share your learnings with those that need to hear it. Your comments are my oxygen, so please take a second and say ‘Hey’ ;). -- ► Subscribe to My Channel Here http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=GaryVaynerchuk -- Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO and founder of VaynerMedia, a full-service digital agency servicing Fortune 500 clients across the company’s 5 locations. Gary is also a prolific public speaker, venture capitalist, 4-time New York Times Bestselling Author, and has been named to both Crain’s and Fortune’s 40 Under 40 lists. Gary is the host of the #AskGaryVee Show, a business and marketing focused Q&A video show and podcast, as well as DailyVee, a docu-series highlighting what it’s like to be a CEO, investor, speaker, and public figure in today’s digital age. Make sure to stay tuned for Gary’s latest project Planet of the Apps, Apple’s very first video series, where Gary will be a judge alongside Will.I.Am, Jessica Alba, and Gwyneth Paltrow. ---- Follow Me Online Here: Instagram: http://instagram.com/garyvee Facebook: http://facebook.com/gary Snapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/garyvee Website: http://garyvaynerchuk.com Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/garyvee/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/garyvee Medium: http://medium.com/@garyvee Planet of the Apps: http://planetoftheapps.com Podcast: http://garyvaynerchuk.com/podcast Wine Library: http://winelibrary.com Subscribe to my VIP Newsletter for exclusive content and weekly giveaways here: http://garyvee.com/GARYVIP
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Recommended Publications

Here are just a few handpicked books we believe to be great resources for understanding and developing self-awareness.  

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

The Four Agreements

Don Miguel Ruiz

The Four Agreements reveals the source of self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, The Four Agreements offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness, and love.

Insight by Tasha Eurich

Insight

Tasha Eurich

Through stories of people who have made dramatic gains in self-awareness, she (Tasha Eurich) offers surprising secrets, techniques and strategies to help you do the same—and how to use this insight to be more fulfilled, confident, and successful in life and in work.  

the seven habits by Stephen R. Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Stephen R. Covey

This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity—principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.

the art of talking to yourself by Vironika Tugaleva

The Art of Talking to Yourself

Vironika Tugaleva

...this book is a plea for self-trust and a gentle guide to self-awareness. Instead of helping you become who you think you should be, The Art of Talking to Yourself hopes to introduce you to someone more interesting: who you are.

ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday

Ego is The Enemy

Ryan Holiday

Ego Is the Enemy draws on a vast array of stories and examples, from literature to philosophy to his­tory. We meet fascinating figures such as George Marshall, Jackie Robinson, Katharine Graham, Bill Belichick, and Eleanor Roosevelt, who all reached the highest levels of power and success by con­quering their own egos. Their strategies and tactics can be ours as well.

Our AQ Awareness Quotient by Brian Cunningham

Our AQ (Awareness Quotient)

Brian Cunningham

This book clarifies the key elements of our Awareness Quotient, and includes the practical application of these essential principles in all areas of your leadership and life. Our AQ provides you with the understanding needed to take your leadership performance all the way into the highest possibilities of your service to others. 

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