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Through an optical illusion of the mind we typically register the end products of attention… without noticing the beam of awareness itself.
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Open awareness creates a mental platform for creative breakthroughs and unexpected insights.
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An even keel in attention reflects a mental mode where we simply notice whatever comes into awareness without getting caught up or swept away… everything flows through.
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Self-awareness… represents an essential focus, one that attunes us to the subtle murmurs within that can help guide our way through life.
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Self-awareness seems to diminish with promotions up the organization’s ladder.
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Candid feedback from those you trust and respect creates a source of self-awareness, one that can help guard against skewered information or questionable assumptions.
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…self-awareness is built into regulating our own emotions, as well as sensing what others feel.
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Empathy entails an act of self-awareness: we read other people by tuning in to ourselves.
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Context awareness also helps at another level: mapping the social networks in a group or at a new school or on the job – a skill that lets us navigate those relationships well.
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The sweet spot for decisions… comes not just from being a domain expert, but also from having high self-awareness.
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