Living abroad at least for some time, has been understood to have highly positive impacts on one’s career. Such international experiences help in reducing biases and boost creativity, an essential for ideating business innovations. Studies have shown that living abroad, leads to a clearer sense of self. Self- discerning relations also help build critical thinking abilities. Surprisingly, it was breadth of international experiences and not depth that had a bigger impact. The former is about the number of countries, while the latter refers to the time spent abroad. This was proven through a study conducted on MBA students having lived outside. The clear sense of self also leads to a more- nuanced self- feedback. Clearer career decisions may then be made. It also helps students get a better perspective of one’s own limitations, and what future directions to go for.

Source:https://hbr.org/2018/05/how-living-abroad-helps-you-develop-a-clearer-sense-of-self?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=hbr

Uploaded Date:16 August 2019