Take 1

I picked up Tasha's book because lately, meaning for a few years now, I have developed an interest in self-awareness as part of the four pillars of emotional intelligence. I thought "this seems to be interesting, maybe it will explain a lot of things to me and teach me how to be more self-aware". I must admit I was a little dissapointed in the book. Although it contains some information on psychological experiments and the appendixes are filled with questions about your passions, the impact you have on the world, your strengths and weeknesses, the book has left me with the impression that something is missing from it. Perhaps if it contained a test which was not focused on self perception it would have succeeded in hitting its mark. What ideas have I got from this book? That it isn't enough to have internal self-awareness you also have to have external self-awareness meaning how other people see you. That some people are unaware and will remain unaware no matter what you do. That high self-esteem is not a predictor for success and that journaling can prove detrimental to self-awareness. Other than that some dialogues, some quotes and some personal stories that were probably put in there to make the book marketable, meaning a personal approach would draw readers in. All in all a three stars on Goodreads and the feeling of walking away from a caleidoscope of ideas.