How to Practice Self-Awareness (Ep. 286)

The Inforium

Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

Personal Branding, Career, Productivity, Business, Learning, Lifehacking, College, University, Education, 101, Lifestyle Design, Work Smart, Class

4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

We talk about the benefits of self-awareness, along with some ideas to try to notice and understand yourself better. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Skillshare: With thousands of courses in a wide range of different skills, Skillshare can help you take things to the next level. Get started with 2 free months of unlimited learning (including Thomas' new Habit-Building class!) at Skillshare.com/geek. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 200 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: A Better Way to Track Your Habits Thomas' Habit-Building course on Skillshare Thomas’ Productivity course on Skillshare Nakey Jaykey on YouTube Mark Manson's Self-Awareness article Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:01:38 - Martin's habit tracking system 0:11:20 - Different kinds of self-awareness 0:17:57 - Sponsor: Skillshare (Learning new skills) 0:20:43 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:27:14 - Emotional self-awareness 0:49:03 - Gaining self-awareness from experience 1:01:06 - Interactions with other people 1:18:17 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey it's Thomas Frank. I've just got a quick note for you before we get into the show.
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0:33.4	Hey Martin, what's happening?
0:37.4	Yeah, I'm going to need you to come in on Sunday.
0:41.9	But don't worry. Because there's a new episode of the College Info Geek
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0:49.1	financial spreadsheets on Sunday. I love the word rot. I'm excited now. Welcome back to your favorite
0:54.6	cubicle rotting companion podcast. Yeah. College of Booking
1:00.1	podcast. We're happy. And it's a new year. Welcome to 2020. Oh no it's not just a new year. It's a new decade. It is a new decade. Boom. Have you written 2019 on any checks yet on accident? What's a check? It's 20-20. You're right. You know I still have to pay my
1:16.0	rent and checks. Why? What's a check? Checks are horrible. They are kind of horrible.
1:20.0	Your counting routing number are right on them. It's horribly insecure.
1:23.4	Yeah, I don't understand.
1:26.2	I used those very numbers to pay things in university.
1:29.4	I can, you know, just take it's right on the check.
1:32.4	Along with the first and last name.
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