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How to Know Yourself-50: Learning as a Path to Growth
Things don’t always go as planned. That’s life. So, ask yourself: What’s the connection between constant learning and constant growth in your life? And more importantly: What do you do each day to support your growth? Why We Drift Away from Our Goals We’ve touched on this in earlier posts. Whether it’s external obstacles, lack…
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How to Know Yourself-49: Embrace Spontaneity
The Truth About Being Spontaneous Spontaneous.A word loved by many today—and just as often misunderstood. It’s often associated with chaos, lack of planning, and “just going with the flow.” Tied closely to that ever-popular phrase: “Live in the moment.” But this interpretation leads to a deeper misunderstanding. Because truly living in the moment doesn’t mean…
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How to Know Yourself-48: Embrace Self-Actualization
Between Losing Yourself in the News and Finding Yourself Instead of a question in this post, I want to explore something deeper. I want to look at the connection between getting lost in the national agenda and self-actualization. There’s a story I love that perfectly captures this idea. In 1933, a young musician from Munich…
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How to Know Yourself-48: Overcoming Life’s Obstacles
We all encounter obstacles in every aspect of life—whether it’s relationships, career, or happiness. But do you have a special approach to navigating these challenges? One that helps you get better results across different areas of your life? Let’s pause for a moment and reflect: Understanding Our Obstacles Just like in every aspect of life,…
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How to Know Yourself-47: Steps to Personal Growth
At its core, growth is experience and knowledge.It’s about learning new things — about yourself and the world — and expanding your perspective.But what does a broader perspective actually bring you? More worries?Of course not. It increases your awareness. It helps you make better decisions about your life. It sharpens your emotional intelligence. And we’ve…
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Embracing Indifference: Reflections on Life and Writing
Note from me This post is a translation of something I originally wrote last month in Turkish. After writing it, I felt a shift — something inside nudged me to return to writing again. That’s when I decided to finally open this website and commit to writing more regularly. I am also more motivated these…
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