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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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How to know yourself-30: Sustainability of Happiness
Think of happiness as a constant emotion. Would life be bearable that way? You probably come across people around you who always try to be happy and do not want to encounter any negativity. So what do they do when they encounter negativity? Photo by MARK ADRIANE on Unsplash Seeking happiness is quite natural and being…
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How to Know Yourself-29: Happiness Factors
As mentioned in the previous article, everyone has their own criteria for happiness and their own approaches to achieving it. How do you approach happiness? Do you think it’s a feeling that comes from within you, or is it entirely dependent on external factors? Think about the factors present when you are happiest. And what…
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How to Know Yourself-28: Steps to Genuine Happiness
How can I reach happiness, or how is happiness achieved? How often do I find myself thinking that there are things out there that will make me happy? How often does a person or an activity make me happy? How did that one happy moment that I can never forget become such a special memory?…
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How to know yourself-27: Happiness
I think everyone wants to be happy. I’ve never heard anyone say they want to live a miserable life. One of the reasons we seek to know ourselves is to actually achieve this happiness. So, what does happiness mean to us? Today, we will ask ourselves questions about happiness. How do you define happiness? What…
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