Your Blindspots May Be Creating Your Biggest Problems

Many of us make decisions by unconsciously balancing 4 things: 

1. Is it practical and workable in the real world?
2. Does it make logical sense and fit the facts?
3. Does it keep the people around us happy and maintain relationships?
4. Does it feel right to us and help us sleep at night? 

The challenge is that these 4 things do not always line up.

If we neglect ourselves, we risk burnout.
If we neglect relationships, we risk conflict and disconnection.
If we neglect facts and reality, we risk poor decisions.
If we neglect practicality, we risk getting stuck and taking no action.

We all have blindspots. Some people naturally lean towards logic and problem solving. Others naturally lean towards people and emotions.

Part of good self-care is good self-awareness.

It is worthwhile to reflect on our recurring struggles as it can point out our specific blindspots? Knowing them can help guide us towards better solutions including specific skill building or collaboration with those who can scaffold for our blindspot/s and we can scaffold for theirs.