Your life is a reflection of your views, habits, attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, fears, worries and perceptions. And whether or not you’re aware of it, all these things come together to shape your mindset, who you are and the trajectory of your life.
Aristotle was right, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Lao Tzu also said, “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
The relationship with yourself is one of the most important relationships in your life. The big idea here is to change your life for good and live life on your own terms, you first need to know who you really are.
A happy and better life starts with you. But if you don’t know to look at yourself in the mirror — or refuse to — then you haven’t done the foundational work necessary to even start designing the life you want.
Self-knowledge is the first and main ingredient in leading the life you want.
In her book, Insight: Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life, Tasha Eurich argues people who know themselves share common traits:
"There is strong scientific evidence that people who know themselves and how others see them are happier. They make smarter decisions. They have better personal and professional relationships. They raise more mature children. They’re smarter, superior students who choose better careers. They’re more creative, more confident, and better communicators."
Knowing yourself lets you live the life you truly want — you know who you are, what you want, and what brings out the best in you.
If you don’t have a full understanding of who you are, you will continue to make decisions against your true self.
Growth in life and career starts with self-knowledge
Many people are busy understanding everyone else to achieve wisdom but nobody bothers to understand their own mind.
Socrates was once asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: ‘Know yourself.’
The phrase, “Know thyself,” is centuries old, but it’s still relevant today. Research from psychologist Daniel Goleman shows that self-awareness is crucial for all levels of success.
Self-knowledge is about understanding your real (and true) needs, desires, goals, weaknesses, and everything else that makes you tick. It requires a deep understanding of your past and current self.
Your personal theories (self-narratives) about who you are, influence how you behave. An accurate sense of who you are makes self-improvement possible. Lao Tzu once said, “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”
“Think of it this way: you can’t truly take care of yourself if you don’t know what your needs are, and you can’t improve yourself if you don’t know your best qualities and the ones that are, uh, more challenging,” says Terri Pous.
Instead of forcing things to happen for you, find yourself first.
Follow your own true north and let your life flow. While you live, while it’s in your power, seize the opportunity right now and build a better relationship with yourself.
Take a comprehensive personal inventory and/or commits to viewing oneself from the perspective of a third party, and write down what you know about yourself.
The basic idea of self-logging (if you collect enough data about yourself) is to make improvements or change the trajectory of your life based on that information.
Knowing yourself will give you a sense of power over yourself.
You owe it to yourself to find the real you. The path to your success starts with a critical look in the mirror. Self-awareness opens the door to wisdom.
The sooner you consciously examine and acknowledge your strengths, weaknesses, personal truth and most importantly what makes you come alive, the sooner you can stop hindering your personal growth.
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-aristotle-said-knowing-yourself-beginning-all-wisdom-oppong/
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你的生活是你观点、习惯、态度、信仰、思想、恐惧、担忧和感知的反映。无论你是否意识到，这些因素共同塑造了你的心态、你的身份以及你的人生轨迹。
亚里士多德说得对：“认识自己是一切智慧的起点。”
老子也曾说：“知人者智，自知者明。胜人者有力，自胜者强。”
与自己的关系是你生命中最重要的关系之一。这里的核心理念是，要彻底改变你的生活并按照自己的方式生活，你首先需要了解真实的自己。
幸福和更美好的生活始于你自己。但如果你不知道如何审视自己——或者拒绝这样做——那么你就还没有完成设计你想要生活的基础工作。
自我认知是实现你想要生活的第一且主要的要素。
在她的书《洞察力：为什么我们不像自己想的那么有自知之明，以及清晰认识自己如何帮助我们在工作和生活中成功》中，塔莎·尤里奇（Tasha Eurich）认为，了解自己的人具有共同特征：
“有强有力的科学证据表明，了解自己以及他人如何看待自己的人更幸福。他们做出更明智的决定。他们拥有更好的人际和职业关系。他们养育出更成熟的孩子。他们更聪明，是更优秀的学生，选择更好的职业。他们更有创造力、更自信，并且是更好的沟通者。”
认识自己让你能够过上你真正想要的生活——你知道自己是谁，想要什么，以及什么能激发你的最佳状态。
如果你不能完全了解自己，你将继续做出违背真实自我的决定。
生活和职业的成长始于自我认知。
许多人忙于了解他人以获得智慧，但很少有人费心去理解自己的内心。
苏格拉底曾被问及所有哲学戒律可以归结为何，他回答：“认识你自己。”
“认识你自己”这句话已有数百年历史，但今天仍然适用。心理学家丹尼尔·戈尔曼（Daniel Goleman）的研究表明，自我意识对各个层次的成功至关重要。
自我认知是关于理解你真正的（真实的）需求、欲望、目标、弱点，以及所有让你运转起来的东西。它需要对你过去和现在的自我有深入的了解。
你对自己是谁的个人理论（自我叙事）会影响你的行为。对自己的准确认知使自我改进成为可能。老子曾说：“知人者智，自知者明。”
正如特里·普斯（Terri Pous）所说：“这样想吧：如果你不知道自己的需求是什么，你就无法真正照顾自己；如果你不知道自己的优点和那些，呃，更具挑战性的特质，你就无法改善自己。”
与其强迫事情发生，不如先找到自己。遵循你自己的真正方向，让生活自然流动。在你活着的时候，在你有能力的时候，抓住现在的机会，与自己建立更好的关系。
进行全面的个人盘点，或者承诺从第三方的视角审视自己，写下你对自己的了解。
自我记录的基本理念（如果你收集了足够多的关于自己的数据）是根据这些信息改进或改变你的人生轨迹。认识自己会给你一种掌控自己的力量感。
你有责任找到真实的自己。通往成功的道路始于认真地审视自己。自我意识打开了通向智慧的大门。
你越早有意识地审视并承认自己的优点、弱点、个人真相以及最重要的是什么让你充满活力，你就越早能停止阻碍自己的个人成长。
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Knowing yourself
NewLeaf2021 (2025-07-21 13:42:48) 评论 (0)Your life is a reflection of your views, habits, attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, fears, worries and perceptions. And whether or not you’re aware of it, all these things come together to shape your mindset, who you are and the trajectory of your life.
Aristotle was right, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
Lao Tzu also said, “Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”
The relationship with yourself is one of the most important relationships in your life. The big idea here is to change your life for good and live life on your own terms, you first need to know who you really are.
A happy and better life starts with you. But if you don’t know to look at yourself in the mirror — or refuse to — then you haven’t done the foundational work necessary to even start designing the life you want.
Self-knowledge is the first and main ingredient in leading the life you want.
In her book, Insight: Why We’re Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life, Tasha Eurich argues people who know themselves share common traits:
"There is strong scientific evidence that people who know themselves and how others see them are happier. They make smarter decisions. They have better personal and professional relationships. They raise more mature children. They’re smarter, superior students who choose better careers. They’re more creative, more confident, and better communicators."
Knowing yourself lets you live the life you truly want — you know who you are, what you want, and what brings out the best in you.
If you don’t have a full understanding of who you are, you will continue to make decisions against your true self.
Growth in life and career starts with self-knowledge
Many people are busy understanding everyone else to achieve wisdom but nobody bothers to understand their own mind.
Socrates was once asked to sum up what all philosophical commandments could be reduced to, he replied: ‘Know yourself.’
The phrase, “Know thyself,” is centuries old, but it’s still relevant today. Research from psychologist Daniel Goleman shows that self-awareness is crucial for all levels of success.
Self-knowledge is about understanding your real (and true) needs, desires, goals, weaknesses, and everything else that makes you tick. It requires a deep understanding of your past and current self.
Your personal theories (self-narratives) about who you are, influence how you behave. An accurate sense of who you are makes self-improvement possible. Lao Tzu once said, “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”
“Think of it this way: you can’t truly take care of yourself if you don’t know what your needs are, and you can’t improve yourself if you don’t know your best qualities and the ones that are, uh, more challenging,” says Terri Pous.
Instead of forcing things to happen for you, find yourself first.
Follow your own true north and let your life flow. While you live, while it’s in your power, seize the opportunity right now and build a better relationship with yourself.
Take a comprehensive personal inventory and/or commits to viewing oneself from the perspective of a third party, and write down what you know about yourself.
The basic idea of self-logging (if you collect enough data about yourself) is to make improvements or change the trajectory of your life based on that information.
Knowing yourself will give you a sense of power over yourself.
You owe it to yourself to find the real you. The path to your success starts with a critical look in the mirror. Self-awareness opens the door to wisdom.
The sooner you consciously examine and acknowledge your strengths, weaknesses, personal truth and most importantly what makes you come alive, the sooner you can stop hindering your personal growth.
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-aristotle-said-knowing-yourself-beginning-all-wisdom-oppong/
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-----------------
by GROK:
你的生活是你观点、习惯、态度、信仰、思想、恐惧、担忧和感知的反映。无论你是否意识到，这些因素共同塑造了你的心态、你的身份以及你的人生轨迹。
亚里士多德说得对：“认识自己是一切智慧的起点。”
老子也曾说：“知人者智，自知者明。胜人者有力，自胜者强。”
与自己的关系是你生命中最重要的关系之一。这里的核心理念是，要彻底改变你的生活并按照自己的方式生活，你首先需要了解真实的自己。
幸福和更美好的生活始于你自己。但如果你不知道如何审视自己——或者拒绝这样做——那么你就还没有完成设计你想要生活的基础工作。
自我认知是实现你想要生活的第一且主要的要素。
在她的书《洞察力：为什么我们不像自己想的那么有自知之明，以及清晰认识自己如何帮助我们在工作和生活中成功》中，塔莎·尤里奇（Tasha Eurich）认为，了解自己的人具有共同特征：
“有强有力的科学证据表明，了解自己以及他人如何看待自己的人更幸福。他们做出更明智的决定。他们拥有更好的人际和职业关系。他们养育出更成熟的孩子。他们更聪明，是更优秀的学生，选择更好的职业。他们更有创造力、更自信，并且是更好的沟通者。”
认识自己让你能够过上你真正想要的生活——你知道自己是谁，想要什么，以及什么能激发你的最佳状态。
如果你不能完全了解自己，你将继续做出违背真实自我的决定。
生活和职业的成长始于自我认知。
许多人忙于了解他人以获得智慧，但很少有人费心去理解自己的内心。
苏格拉底曾被问及所有哲学戒律可以归结为何，他回答：“认识你自己。”
“认识你自己”这句话已有数百年历史，但今天仍然适用。心理学家丹尼尔·戈尔曼（Daniel Goleman）的研究表明，自我意识对各个层次的成功至关重要。
自我认知是关于理解你真正的（真实的）需求、欲望、目标、弱点，以及所有让你运转起来的东西。它需要对你过去和现在的自我有深入的了解。
你对自己是谁的个人理论（自我叙事）会影响你的行为。对自己的准确认知使自我改进成为可能。老子曾说：“知人者智，自知者明。”
正如特里·普斯（Terri Pous）所说：“这样想吧：如果你不知道自己的需求是什么，你就无法真正照顾自己；如果你不知道自己的优点和那些，呃，更具挑战性的特质，你就无法改善自己。”
与其强迫事情发生，不如先找到自己。遵循你自己的真正方向，让生活自然流动。在你活着的时候，在你有能力的时候，抓住现在的机会，与自己建立更好的关系。
进行全面的个人盘点，或者承诺从第三方的视角审视自己，写下你对自己的了解。
自我记录的基本理念（如果你收集了足够多的关于自己的数据）是根据这些信息改进或改变你的人生轨迹。认识自己会给你一种掌控自己的力量感。
你有责任找到真实的自己。通往成功的道路始于认真地审视自己。自我意识打开了通向智慧的大门。
你越早有意识地审视并承认自己的优点、弱点、个人真相以及最重要的是什么让你充满活力，你就越早能停止阻碍自己的个人成长。
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《你未来十年的生活（长期思考的几个原则）》——“长期思考让你有自由现在就设计你想要的生活——没有意外。当你进行长期思考时，你对自己的未来是有意、深思熟虑和主动的。你会留意今天的抉择及其后果。”
致我们共同的旅程，