Is Self-Reflection Important?

In today's fast paced world, things seem to fly by us without even noticing. Decisions have to be made sometimes with none or little thought. Whether it is an important business decision after you graduate or what job to take, we all should have time to sit back after a decision is made and think about if it was the best one. Self-reflection is not easy to do, it could very well show that you either made a wrong decision or made the right one. Self-reflection in and of itself is a powerful tool to begin practicing. Happyscience.org states that "through self-reflection we can learn from our mistakes, release attachments, increase our enlightenment, and allow our divine nature to shine brilliantly." Through self-reflection, we are able to reflect on the decisions of the past and the mistakes that we may or may not have made and take those reflections to help better ourselves now and in the future. http://www.happy-science.org/the-principle-of-self-reflection