Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Self-awareness is the ability to know yourself on a deeper level: your thoughts, your emotions and your motivations,” says ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Staying true to yourself is a lifelong journey that requires courage and self-awareness. As we grow older, external pressures and expectations can pull us away from our authentic selves. The good news ...

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 ...