Become More Self Aware
Posted by admin on September 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
According to Shawn Achor, Positive Psychologist at Harvard University, doing 5 kind things each day takes you outside of yourself and puts you into a mindset of thinking of others, thus becoming more aware of yourself. Shawn actually calls this 5 Random Acts of Kindness (ROKS) however I just think of it as 5 kind things to do. You should set this up at the beginning of the day so that you do not get to bedtime and start to think – well what did I do. It will work best if you start your day thinking about how you will do these 5 ROKS. That process alone helps with your self awareness.
This is because doing it that way actually gets you to thinking about others from the very start and not just filling in the gaps because you do nice things anyway. As you move more and more to thinking about how you can help others, you become more and more aware of how you behave, think and feel. You achieve self awareness more easily.
And by the way, it just feels great to do this, and that’s one bonus. Make it fun and that is the second bonus. Self awareness is the third bonus. Wow, three bonuses from one strategy – that’s got to be good.
What will be your 5 kind things to do today? I would love to hear from you about how you went.
