How you can know yourself better through other people

Here are 5 of their best suggestions…

1.  Think of your relationship as a delivery service.

This might sound a little corny, but try to think of a relationship as an actual SHIP, a cargo ship that makes deliveries.

Because it’s important to realize that relationships should be mutually beneficial. When we interact with someone, we should think about what we’re getting from the relationship. Is it love, companionship, empathy, validation? What is that relationship delivering to us that we need to unpack and make room for in our lives? And what does it say about us that we require those deliveries?

Beyond that, once you can start imagining the ship metaphor, you can turn it around and ask yourself, “Well, what am I delivering to my friends and family in return? Am I delivering to them what they need?” It can be really eye-opening.