Category: How to know yourself
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How to Know Yourself-40: Overcoming Obstacles to Personal Growth
Where Do You Want to Grow, and What’s Holding You Back? Yes, by now we often know what areas we need to improve. We understand what we feel is lacking. We also recognize what has been bothering us. When you take a moment to pause and think, ask yourself. What are the obstacles that have…
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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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How to know yourself-33: Impact of Mood on Productivity
Does Your Mood Affect Your Productivity? When I’m happy, my motivation and drive increase. I focus more deeply on my work. Outside of work, I have more energy and can juggle multiple activities at once. But when the darkness settles in—those dark, rainy, depressive winter days of East Germany—I feel like hibernating like a bear.…
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How to Know Yourself-32: Finding Happiness Beyond Your Past
Can You Be Happy Despite the Past? How much do the negative experiences from your past affect your current happiness?And perhaps more importantly—can you build a sense of happiness that’s independent of those past hardships? One of the brain’s most defining characteristics is its tendency to take the easy way out. While this instinct was…
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How to Know Yourself-31: Protect Your Emotional Energy
Which Relationships Nourish You—And Which Drain You? (Signs of Energy-Draining Relationships & How to Protect Your Emotional Well-Being) Do your relationships with coworkers, family, or your partner bring you happiness—or do they slowly drain your emotional energy? This is more than just a passing thought. It’s a vital question that touches on your emotional health,…
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