the how-to guide
things you’ve done in your life. Without reflection, it’s too easy to forget these things, and to focus instead on our failures. If you want your future self to be awesome, register what you’ve learned – the blunders, the errors, the tears, the wounds – and the wins, the successes, the aha-moments. 3 Reflecting on your daily learnings will give you perspective. According to blogger and author Leo Babauta, reflecting daily gives you perspective. ‘Often we are caught up in the troubles or busy-ness of our daily lives. A mistake or a high-pressure project or something like that can seem like it means all the world. It can overwhelm us sometimes. But if we take a minute to step back, and reflect on these problems, and how in the grand scheme of things they don’t mean all that much, it can calm us down and lower our stress levels. We gain perspective, and that’s a good thing.’ 33
Enough said. Just try it out yourself and you will quickly reap all of these benefits and many more.
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At the end of the day, ask yourself: what have i learned today ?
- Check in daily. What have you learned today? If you find this question hard to answer at first – ask yourself some warm up probing questions first. How did your day go? Did you have an experience that may help you in the future? Or with similar situations? What successes did you have? What challenged you today? What did you learn about yourself? Who did you interact with? What did you learn from them? 76