When we are too fixated on the day-to-day processes of our lives, we run the risk of not seeing things as they truly are. Our lens is zoomed in, causing us to overthink and overanalyze.
When this happens, we need to take a step back and look at the bigger picture. In this episode, that is exactly what we are exploring. How do we see things from a larger perspective?
Here are two reasons why you should listen to the full episode.
- Discover what the art of retrospection is.
- Learn how to reflect on your past in a way that can benefit you in the future.
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Episode Highlights
What is Retrospection?
- Reflecting on your past.
- Learning from your past in a way that can help reshape your present and better inform your future.
Why is it Important to Change Your Perspective?
- When we only see things from our own present perspective, we can develop a fixed mindset that does not account for the growth we continuously experience as individuals and as a community.
- We are constantly changing.
- Retrospection helps us maintain hope for a better future.
How Can Reading Help You in This Process?
- Developing a habit of non-fiction reading can help give us space to process, grow, and learn.
- Choose an area of your life that you feel challenges you, such as grief, loss, or acceptance.
- Find an autobiography that features someone else going through this process.
- Each day, find half an hour to sit down and read a chapter of their journey.
- This can help prevent us feeling isolated and alone, as well as provide us with hope that if someone else can get through it, so can we.
5 Powerful Quotes
- “Our perspective on any given situation is often filtered by the many preconceptions we carry each day.”
- “Our perspective is shaped by our values, our belief systems and most importantly our emotional interpretation of the event.”
- “Bottom line, when we are immersed in that moment it can be challenging to see outside of our emotional overwhelm.”
- “By reflecting on our past, we can learn from it and it can help rewrite our present to shape our future.”
- “This is the beauty, and strength, of the human spirit.”
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