How to Find Yourself

There comes a point in many people’s lives when they feel quite keenly that they have absolutely no idea who they are.

“Who am I? And what do I really want out of this life?”

Self-discovery can’t happen unless we think that our identity is something valuable and worth not only investigating, but caring for and cherishing.

Want to be Happier? Be More Open to Experience.

Media of all kinds works constantly to send you the message: you are incomplete. You need something else. If you have that already, then you need more of it. Something is lacking. You are lacking. After all, a completely satisfied and healthy individual is not easily manipulated into buying things they don’t need.

came down to how useful you were to others.

Maybe you’re someone who was taught that your value as a person

Truly understanding who you are is a bit like falling in love, or learning about an amazing new culture when traveling. The world seems so interesting, you feel inspired and excited, and life is filled with juiciness and novelty and possibility.

We can only improve those things that we are honest and conscious enough to admit are flaws in the first place. Thus, self-knowledge improves our willpower and determination. It gives us control over our weak points instead of us being controlled by them.

When you know yourself, you act with clarity. Your choices are not made at random or because of pressure from the outside world. You do what you do because you choose it consciously, and because it fits in with who you are and what you want. You procrastinate less, you are more efficient, and you don’t waste time on projects that don’t matter to you.