Insight: Why We Are Less Self-Aware Than We Think—and What to Do About It

by Tasha Eurich

“And you’ve just taken a major step.” “Really? What did I do?” he exhaustedly inquired. I grinned. “You just accepted reality.”

biggest opportunity for improvement—in business, at home, and in life—is awareness.”

“When the winds of change rage, some build shelters while others build windmills.”

Asking what instead of why forces us to name our emotions,

Does anyone else care about this as much as I do? When the answer is no, she tries to let it go. And in fact, reminding ourselves that people don’t generally care about our mistakes as much as we think they do was one of our unicorns’ most commonly cited rumination-busting strategies.