Ted Talk: Increase your self-awareness with one simple fix.

The principal at my school shared this video with me. It's excellent and I agree with the speaker Tasha Eurich.

My take away from watching this video:
When self examining/reflecting, change the word 'why' with 'what.' This has one effective impact, it changes the nature of the reflection from being supremely internal to external.

With the internal downward spiral:

1. We wrestle with our invisible selves. 
2. We find answers the 'seem right' but may not be, 
3. We go into a mode of potential self destruction, 
4. We make it all about us. 

as Tasha in the video says: 

1. Thinking about ourselves isn't knowing ourselves,
2. No matter how hard we try, we can't excavate our unconscious selves.
3. It leads us away from our true nature,

With the external upward spiral: 

1. Find real tangible solutions, 
2. Our problem solving becomes pragmatic. 
3. It helps the reflector glean insights that are actionable.