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When Self-Awareness Becomes Self-Fulfillment
We all walk the line
For decades, self-awareness has been highly regarded as a tool to increase quality of life and change habits.
It is hard to argue against the benefits of practicing self-awareness, especially when so many high-level individuals preach about how it has helped take their business/fitness/etc. to new heights.
I’m self-aware enough to know that I tend to be a contrarian, meaning I like going against popular opinion. Does that mean I’m always right or smart for doing it? No. But I can certainly agree that awareness over time will change your life for the better.
Awareness is quite handy because you can understand who you are and why you do what you do. Knowing this is how you start becoming more productive and happy in your daily life.
But, like anything else in life, does there come to be a point of diminishing returns? Do we eventually start to do ourselves a disservice by being so cognizant of who we are and what we do? It’s a fine line we all walk.
Growing up, I felt this conflict first-hand a few times while playing competitive soccer. Against a formidable team, I would sometimes start to become aware of past mistakes I made in specific, high-pressure situations.
