Health has a lot to do with self-monitoring

The ability to self-monitor is one of the most important keys to living an effective life. What am I feeling? What am I thinking? How am I behaving? What are my unconsious impulses and why do I have them? What do I do with those impulses? What kinds of things upset me, and what do I do to soothe myself? Ultimately, what kind of person do I want to be?Awareness allows me to make choices to create the kind of life I want to live. It's a skill to be developed, definitely not something I was born with. If I'd had it at age 15 I think I'd have created an entirely different sort of life.But maybe not. Consider Ivan Osokin...

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