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How to Know Yourself-39: A Guide to Personal Growth
In our recent posts, we’ve been asking hard questions about career and work—trying to see whether a problem exists, what that problem really is, or, if no problem is lurking, to recognize and celebrate what is going well. Today’s prompt is a two-step reflection: “After confronting the truths about my career and uncovering the many…
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How to Know Yourself-38: Breaking Free from Excuses
Are These Real Obstacles, or Just Excuses? In my previous post, I reflected on the obstacles we face on the path toward our goals. Today, I want to ask a deeper question: Are those obstacles truly real—or are they just excuses we’ve created for ourselves? Often without realizing it, we struggle to be honest with…
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How to know yourself-37: Lessons Learned
In project management, one of the most common practices is conducting a lessons learned review. After a project ends, we ask: And most importantly: Why?This process helps companies improve their strategies, optimize workflow, and enhance satisfaction for both customers and employees. Most crucially, it helps prevent the same mistakes in future projects. Today, let’s apply…
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How to know yourself-36: The Key to Career Choices
Today, let’s talk about our career choices.Not with the goal of focusing on happiness or regrets, but with the intention of understanding whether we made the right choice. And the first question we need to ask is: Why? Why did I choose my current career? There could be countless reasons: When you reflect on these…
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How to know yourself-35: Is Doing What You Love Overrated in Your Career?
Before diving into today’s questions, I want to share the video above. It’s a short documentary titled Talking Heads (Gadające Głowy) by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. Talking Heads – Krzysztof Kieslowski In this film, people—from babies to the elderly—are asked two simple yet profound questions: “Who are you?” and “What do you want from life?”…
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How to know yourself-34: The Quest for Happiness: Effort and Reflection
Happiness Is a Journey, Not a Destination Until now, we’ve asked ourselves many questions about happiness and self-awareness. We’ve reflected on a variety of influences—our environment, family, relationships, and work, to name a few. The goal has been clear: to improve our quality of life by getting to know ourselves better, to live a happier…
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