Daily Self Assessment
Self help or existential crisis?
Do you have a hard time preparing for the day? Not into self-help? This guided meditation is unlike other proven techniques because it's completely unproven.
There is no shortage of self-help and self-assessment materials on the internet. This exercise in awareness aims to be unlike the rest because it offers no actual value. Real value can only be found within. But hey, at least it’s free. Now close your eyes, stare directly into the void, and download the 11 x 17 worksheet/poster and follow along. Here’s a quick outline:
Emotion
From the moment you wake up, start to assess your emotional state. How are you feeling today? Do you need a glass of water? What are you thinking about before you brush your teeth or go pee-pee? It’s not necessary to try and influence how you feel, but it is important to understand your baseline.
Consciousness
Ask yourself, do I know what I’m doing today? What will I learn? Ask your self in the context of your workday or your relationships. How do you interact with the rest of the world? In psychology, there are four stages of competence or the "conscious competence" learning model. This model relates to the psychological states involved in the process of progressing from incompetence to competence in life.
The four stages are:
Unconscious Incompetence The individual does not understand or know how to do something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. They may deny the usefulness of the skill. The individual must recognize their own incompetence, and the value of the new skill, before moving on to the next stage. The length of time an individual spends in this stage depends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.
Conscious Incompetence Though the individual does not understand or know how to do something, they recognize the deficit, as well as the value of a new skill in addressing the deficit. The making of mistakes can be integral to the learning process at this stage.
Conscious Competence The individual understands or knows how to do something. However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires concentration. It may be broken down into steps, and there is heavy conscious involvement in executing the new skill.
Unconscious Competence The individual has had so much practice with a skill that it has become "second nature" and can be performed easily. As a result, the skill can be performed while executing another task. The individual may be able to teach it to others, depending upon how and when it was learned.
Awareness
Know that your place in the universe is infinite in both time and space. The universe knows everything about you. It’s accurate to think that we as human beings know nothing of the universe. Humble yourself in the idea that you are a molecule on a grain of sand of the beach of existence.
Reflection
We all are simultaneously our own biggest supporters and biggest detractors. Constantly at odds with ourselves. Try and remove both the negative and the positive. What’s left? Try and draw a self-portrait. Don’t look in the mirror, try and draw it from memory.
Creation
Most of us try and mentally prepare for the day by focusing and organizing our thoughts. Before you begin your day, try creating something. Instead of just thinking about something, manifest it into a piece of art. Do an interpretive dance or write a poem. Be handy with a doodle or drawing. Most of history’s best ideas started as a doodle.
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