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self-awareness

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self-a·ware (slf-wâr)
adj.
Aware of oneself, including one's traits, feelings, and behaviors.

self-a·wareness n.
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Noun1.self-awareness - awareness of your own individuality
awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness, consciousness - having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"
orientation - a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
self-consciousness - self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
Translations
self-awareness [ˌselfəˈwɛənɪs] Nconocimiento m or conciencia f de sí mismo


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Using relatable anecdotes, Bradberry and Greaves walk readers through an introduction to EQ, to the necessity of self-awareness and self-management (and how to achieve both), and to the tools of social awareness and relationship management.
Smith describes metacognition as a sophisticated human capacity linked to hierarchical structure in the mind because the metacognitive executive control processes oversee lower-level cognition, to self-awareness because uncertainty and doubt feel so personal and subjective, and to declarative consciousness because humans are conscious of their states of knowing and can declare them to others.
Areas in which there were large differences in the way the leader perceived him/herself and others perceived him/her should be discussed in order to increase self-awareness.
 
 
 
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