1472 | The Time to Awareness

About this episode

Carl explores the relationship between stimulus, response, and awareness in personal growth.

In this episode, Carl explores a simple sketch that captures a powerful idea about personal growth: the relationship between stimulus, response, and awareness. Early on, our reactions can feel automatic, with no space between what happens and how we respond. But over time, awareness begins to show up—first after the fact, then closer and closer to the moment itself. Carl reflects on how real change often starts not by controlling our reactions, but by simply noticing them, and how cultivating that awareness can gradually create more space, choice, and freedom in our lives. Want more from Carl? Get the shortest, most impactful weekly email on the web! Sign up for the Weekly Letter from Certified Financial Planner™ and New York Times columnist Carl Richards here: https://behaviorgap.com/

People in this episode

Host: Carl Richards

Topics covered

• personal growth
• awareness
• stimulus and response
• change
• freedom
• choice

Keywords

• personal growth
• awareness
• stimulus
• response
• change
• freedom
• choice

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