How to Practice Self-Awareness (Ep. 286)

We talk about the benefits of self-awareness, along with some ideas to try to notice and understand yourself better.

Full show notes

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Things mentioned in this episode:

A Better Way to Track Your Habits

Thomas' Habit-Building course on Skillshare

Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare

Nakey Jaykey on YouTube

Mark Manson's Self-Awareness article

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Timestamps:

0:01:38 - Martin's habit tracking system

0:11:20 - Different kinds of self-awareness

0:17:57 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills)

0:20:43 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)

0:27:14 - Emotional self-awareness

0:49:03 - Gaining self-awareness from experience

1:01:06 - Interactions with other people

1:18:17 - Conclusion

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