Self Awareness, Self Assessment, and Self Improvement

Jocko Willink

Jocko’s practical approach to self awareness is great: detach from yourself and consider how other people see you.

Yes, Jocko seems to be holding his blade in this video…

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Self awareness starts with being able to detach from yourself and see yourself
- How do you do that?
  - Imagine the way other people see you and what other people are thinking of you.
  - Do you represent yourself well?
When you first start looking, it is like you’re looking at an overgrown lawn
- Do a big general cut of the grass, take care of the big obvious problems, then you see some small detailed issues, fix those small issues, refine infinitely