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

by Tasha Eurich

KEY CONCEPTS AND TAKEAWAYS: CHAPTER 8 Self-limiting beliefs/Stereotype threat: The stereotypes we hold about ourselves that hold us back. Four types of feedback: Positive and confirming, positive and surprising, negative and confirming, negative and surprising. Tools to deal with surprising or difficult feedback The 3R Model: Receive, Reflect, Respond Self-affirmation: Not deluding ourselves to think we are better than we are, but rather, reminding ourselves of our objective strengths and seeing the bigger picture of who we are Tool: Affirming our values Tool: Reminiscing Accept what we can’t change (and put our energy toward what we can)