<p>95% of people say that they're self-aware. But only 10-15% of people actually are. As my guest today says, that means "on a good day, 80% of us are lying to ourselves about how much we're lying to ourselves" and this blind spot can have big repercussions for our success and happiness. </p><p>Her name is <a href="https://www.tashaeurich.com/">Tasha Eurich</a>, and she's an organizational psychologist and the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525573941/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0525573941&linkCode=as2&tag=stucosuccess&linkId=FSXA3GZUT5SFDAZ4"><i>Insight: Why We're Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life</i></a>. Tasha kicks off our conversation by arguing that our level of self-awareness sets the upper limit of our individual effectiveness and that self-awareness can be developed and is truly the meta skill of the 21st century. She then unpacks what it is you know about yourself when you possess self-awareness, how there are two types of this knowledge, internal and external, and how you can have one without the other. Tasha then outlines the seven pillars of self-awareness, the barriers to getting insights into them --  including falling into the cult of self -- and how these barriers can be overcome, including asking yourself a daily check-in question. We then discuss how two of the most common methods for gaining self-knowledge -- introspection and journaling -- can in fact backfire and how to do them more effectively by asking yourself <i>what</i> instead of <i>why</i>, and actually journaling less instead of more. We also get into why you should be an <i>in</i>-former, rather than a <i>me</i>-former on social media, how to become more mindful without meditation, and how to solicit and handle feedback from other people, including holding something called the "Dinner of Truth."</p><p><i>If reading this in an email, click the title of the post to listen to the show.</i></p><h3>Resources/People/Articles Mentioned in Podcast</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/podcast-112-the-science-of-insights-with-dr-gary-klein/">The Science of Insights</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/podcast-530-how-to-get-more-aha-insights/">How to Get More "Aha" Insights</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/30-days-to-a-better-man-day-1-define-your-core-values/">Define Your Core Values</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/7-habits-covey-interview/">7 Habits of Highly Effective People</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/need-reset-day/">You Need a Reset Day</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/health-fitness/health/podcast-614-get-out-of-your-mind-and-into-your-life/">Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/why-i-stopped-journaling/">Why I Stopped Journaling</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/fighting-fomo-4-questions-that-will-crush-the-fear-of-missing-out/">4 Questions That Will Crush the Fear of Missing Out</a></li><li><a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/podcast-246-get-better-taking-feedback/">How to Get Better at Taking Feedback</a></li><li><a href="https://www.insight-book.com/quiz">Insight Quiz</a></li></ul><img src="https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2020/09/insight.jpg" alt="insight book cover by tasha eurich." /><h3>Connect With Tasha</h3><p><a href="https://www.tashaeurich.com/">Tasha's website</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/tashaeurich">Tasha on Twitter</a></p><h3>Listen to the Podcast! (And don’t forget to leave us a review!)</h3><img src="https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2020/02/listen-apple-podcasts.jpg" alt="" /><img src="https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2020/02/overcast-1.png" alt="" /><img src="https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2020/02/spotify.png" alt="" /><img src="https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2020/02/listen-on-stitcher.png" alt="" /><img src="https://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2020/02/listen-google-podcasts.png" alt="" /><h3> </h3>


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