Most of us don’t think about how what we say we value conflicts with what we do and how we choose to spend our time. Acknowledging and coming to understand the connection between your values and the choices you make is a metacognitive process. Being metacognitive about your values and choices helps you determine whether or not your choices match or are aligned with what you say you value. This is self-awareness.

Read Acting on Purpose from Downings’ Chapter 4.

The Choice Point: A Map for a Meaningful Life

In this animated video, Dr. Russ Harris illustrates a simple but powerful tool called “The Choice Point.”