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Self-Awareness through The Why Game
The game isn’t fun, but the end result is usually useful
Over the past few years, I’ve been obsessed with the idea of ‘why’. I believe that a person’s actions and the impact of said actions are heavily impacted by why they do it. I also believe that when we understand why we do, say, or believe something it impacts our ability to carry out an action.
In job interviews, we’re asked why we want to work for the company. We are asked why we are looking for other opportunities. We are asked why we left (or in the process of leaving) our old job. We are asked why they should hire us in the first place.
When a lover does something to betray our trust, we ask why they would do such a thing. We may ask why we allowed ourselves to happen the way they did. Or we’ll even ask other people why they think things didn’t work out.
When something tragic happens to a beloved friend, we ask why bad things seem to always happen to good people.
Without knowing it, we all understand that finding the ‘why’ behind a situation will better help us process emotionally and thoughtfully.
Finding out ‘why’ sounds great and inspiring until you have to do it in a way that doesn’t give you the warm and fuzzies. There are times when I have to apply…
