Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Know thyself is the most famous maxim of Greek philosophy, carved into stone on the Temple of ...

We all have our strengths and weaknesses. It's how well you recognize them and what you do about them that makes the difference. Cultivating self-awareness isn’t always an easy process, but being ...

When anxiety strikes, self-awareness can morph into toxic rumination. Here's how it can deepen your crisis instead of helping you solve it.

Few traits are more celebrated than self-awareness, broadly defined as the ability to know or understand yourself. And yet, self-awareness is surprisingly rare. Perhaps this is why we worship and ...

In a scene from The Matrix, the film's protagonist, Neo, meets the Oracle. The Oracle refers to a source of wisdom—often a prophet, visionary, or sage—who can foresee the future. In philosophy, such ...

A recent paper in Current Opinion in Psychology by Thielmann and Burghart explores the limits of self-knowledge, why it matters, and how we can strengthen self-awareness. In this article, I discuss ...

Whether we’re plugged into our phones, zoning out to a Netflix binge fest or playing a game that allows us to escape from reality, it’s easy to be switched off in today’s day and age. And ...

Workforce dynamics have changed drastically over the years, bringing forth both opportunities and challenges. While it can be argued that the 20th century was defined by long-term employment and ...

Self-doubt is a completely natural part of the human experience that all of us experience at one point or another in our lives. While too little self-doubt can be dangerous, too much can cause us to ...

Imagine this—you're in a high-stakes meeting. Ideas are flying, voices are rising and everyone wants to make their point heard. In the chaos, one person stands out—not by speaking the loudest, but by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ah, self-awareness—the art of being in on your joke and not taking yourself too seriously. Yet, for some, this elusive trait is ...

ABILENE, Texas — After the alleged carjacking that happened at the Abilene Denny's, we spoke with a self defense instructor who gave us some advice on ways you can protect yourself. He said that ...