You don't know yourself as well as you think.
You think you know yourself... our values, what you want, why you keep making the same decisions. But most of us are running on autopilot, moving so fast through life that we never actually stop to look. In this video, I'm sharing the monthly check-in practice I've used for years to get honest with myself and why the science of introspection says that what you don't measure, you can't change. It's the habit that keeps me from drifting and only takes 1 hour per month. You can download Opal for iOS, Android, and Mac here: https://www.opal.so/olivia.unplugged.yt Where else you can find me: Instagram: / olivia.unplugged.ig TikTok: / olivia.unplugged This video is brought to you by Opal. Learn more about Opal: https://www.opal.so Articles I mentioned: Metacognition: ideas and insights from neuro- and educational sciences https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles.... Affective forecasting & introspective accuracy: Wilson & Gilbert (2003) — Psychological Review https://dtg.sites.fas.harvard.edu/Wil... Introspection illusion: Pronin (2009) — Perspectives on Psychological Science https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Self-determination theory / autonomy: Deci & Ryan (2000) — American Psychologist https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/S... Insight, rumination, and self-reflection as predictors of well-being: Harrington & Gilbert (2011) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21290... Does monitoring goal progress promote goal attainment? A meta-analysis of the experimental evidence Harkin et al. (2016) — Psychological Bulletin https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26479...

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