Instead of probing
into our own emotions and behaviours and exploring our milestones and
achievements we can get mired in what others are thinking and doing and what we
believe is expected of us by friends, family, work colleagues.
The thing is when it comes to others we can
never truly know or understand everything about another person. The image that people convey in conversation
has little to do with their lightning-fast reactions to emotionally laden
words. We cannot read another person’s
mind. We do not know their motivations,
what is right for them, what insights they have, or what they may have learned
today.
Do you know what
influences your thoughts, emotions, tendencies, and decisions? What is it that gives you energized focus,
full involvement, and enjoyment in everything you do?
Researchers have shown
that we think more than 50,000 thoughts per day. More than half of those thoughts are either
negative or gloomy and at least 90% are recurring thoughts from the previous
day. We ask ourselves, “Why” questions, but never delve deeply into our
internal thoughts, emotions and decisions to reflect seriously on “what” they
mean or “what” drives us. Most of us are
poking around in a fog of self-deception and mistaken beliefs.
Just think what you can
learn about yourself by expending just 10% more of those 50,000 thoughts on delving
into your inner emotions and decisions.
How self-aware might you become? Introspection leads to clarity of thought of
who you are now and who you’d like to become which helps you identify the steps
you need to get there. Introspection is
equally significant to ponder on progress, milestones, achievement, or anything
– no matter how small – that brings you contentment or gratification.
There are hundreds of
thought provoking questions you can ask if you are ready to embark on a journey
of self-discovery. If you find that a tad overwhelming,
Super you, making every moment count. Our weekend warriors find adventure in moving more deliberately through the chaos and noise to create space to engage with things that have merit and significance in their lives. You can start by being intentional about incorporating aspects of these six elements into your free-time routines.
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Intelligence reveals itself in so many ways. You employ some strengths so sinuously and with a kind of concealed deliberation you may not be aware of all your smarts and take many for granted. You rely on them. Yet you may neglect to nurture them or use them in ways that your brain works best.
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We are entrenched in the myth that multitasking is productive work. When you try you are essentially playing tennis with your cognitive energies, volleying them back and forth at a moment’s notice. Trying to multitask uses up a lot of brain bandwidth, is ineffective and counter-productive. Work smart to break the cycle.
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