Week 2: Chapter 1 — Become a Student of Yourself

1.Freeman introduces the idea of becoming a 'student of yourself' — observing your own patterns, preferences, and responses without immediately judging them. What does this practice look like in contrast to the way you normally approach self-reflection?

2.She distinguishes between self-awareness and self-absorption. Why is that distinction important? How might someone pursue this practice and slide toward self-absorption rather than healthy self-knowledge?

3.Freeman invites readers to pay attention to what brings them life and what drains them. Take a moment and try: what are two or three things in your current life that consistently give you energy, and two or three that consistently deplete you?