Self-Awareness

Evidence-based self-awareness practices.

20 concepts in this area — each broken into concrete practices with the real mechanism, an honest read on the evidence, and how to practice it with IX Coach.

• Confucian Self-Cultivation: The Mencius Approach — How do you practise self-cultivation using Confucian and Mencian principles?
• Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical — What is emotional intelligence and can you actually improve it?
• Expressive Writing (Pennebaker) — Does expressive writing actually improve mental and physical health?
• Journaling for Clarity — How does journaling help you think more clearly and process difficult emotions?
• Kegan’s Subject-Object Theory, Made Practical — How does Robert Kegan’s subject-object theory explain adult development?
• Mussar: The Jewish Path of Character — What is Mussar and how do you practice it?
• Narrative Identity, Made Practical — How does the story you tell about your life shape who you become?
• Phronesis: Aristotle’s Practical Wisdom — What is phronesis and how do you develop practical wisdom?
• Self-Distancing Journaling — How does self-distancing journaling help you think more clearly about your own problems?
• Shadow Work — What is shadow work and how do you actually practice it?
• Spiral Dynamics, Made Practical — What is Spiral Dynamics and how can understanding value systems help you develop?
• Svadhyaya: Self-Study as a Daily Practice — What is svadhyaya and how do you practise self-study in daily life?
• The Big Five Personality Model — How do you use Big Five personality research to develop genuine self-awareness?
• The Enneagram — How do you use the Enneagram for genuine self-awareness rather than just a type label?
• The Life Line Exercise — How does the life line exercise help you understand your own story?
• The Morning Questions — How does Marshall Goldsmith’s morning questions practice build self-awareness and daily accountability?
• The Pythagorean Evening Review — What is the Pythagorean evening review and how does it build self-knowledge?
• The Socratic Method, Made Practical — How does the Socratic method work and how can you use it for self-examination?
• The Stoic Daily Review — What is the Stoic daily review and how do you practice it?
• Values Card Sort — How does a values card sort help you clarify what you actually care about?