Introduction

Perhaps out of nature, I have always paid special attention to things related to myself. Since I was a student, I have liked to take various "personality tests", "psychological tests" and other questions, firstly for fun, and secondly to know more about myself. Looking back now, these unintentional behaviors are the beginning of personal "self-understanding". When I go online, I see that many young netizens are confused in this regard. In view of past experiences, I personally think that I have some say in this issue, so I have compiled these methods into this article, hoping to help those who are confused and distressed by this. people to do their best to help. It's for remembering.

1. What is "Knowing Yourself"

It is said that the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, ancient Greece, is engraved with a famous saying, "Man, know yourself." The sage was truly wise, and he grasped the most important things in life at once. Indeed, if there is only one thing that must be done in life, then my answer is undoubtedly "know yourself and become yourself". There is no one.

So, what is "knowing yourself"?

In my opinion, the so-called "knowing oneself" means using various methods to understand one's own personality, endowments, ways of thinking, behavior patterns, interests and hobbies, aesthetic preferences, and views on the world, life, and values. The basic viewpoints (the so-called "three views") and the process of understanding "how I became who I am today". Through this process, we will have a clearer and deeper understanding of ourselves, and then understand why we are a unique individual in the universe. We can also find our specific position on the coordinate axis composed of the vast universe and human history, and finally gain something. own happy life.

2. Why should we “know ourselves”

Can people not know themselves? In fact, it is possible. After all, it is still a life to live in a hazy and confused manner, just like countless animals and plants, but we think that such a life is not worth living. So, besides that, what other reasons are there to know ourselves?

First of all, everyone has a strong curiosity to know themselves. It is not an exaggeration to say that "curiosity" is the source of human civilization. It is precisely because we are curious about other people and the world that we want to find out what other people are like and what the world is like. Before that, there are The biggest curiosity: What am I like? I think everyone has the desire to understand themselves and explore themselves. After all, from a human perspective, what people care about most is always themselves. Throughout our lives, we can not understand others, or even the world (although this is dangerous), but we cannot understand ourselves. We are interested in knowing everything about ourselves, whether it is known or unknown; we are always used to talking about ourselves with others (although this is not always flattering); we always receive the attention and attention of others. You will be very happy... In short, everyone is very interested in themselves.

Secondly, understanding ourselves can allow us to look at our past more objectively and rationally. People have been making choices since birth, sometimes based on instinct, sometimes based on temporary likes and dislikes, sometimes just following the crowd... Before we know ourselves, we may not know why we make the choices we do. As we grow older, we gradually begin to realize that there are relatively fixed things in our personality, and our views on the world and ourselves gradually become more stable. At this time, we will clearly feel that all the previous choices were not For no reason, their underlying judgments are based on similar or even identical logic, the so-called "three views." At this time, we gradually understood how we grew up step by step to what we are today. Understanding ourselves allows us to observe the past with brighter and clearer eyes.

Thirdly, knowing ourselves helps us choose the future. In a sense, life is made up of countless choices. The past choices constitute today, and the current choices determine the future. Faced with various choices in life, we are often at a loss. In the final analysis, it is nothing more than a lack of clear understanding of ourselves. Because we don’t understand the true needs of our hearts, we don’t know how to choose, or we simply don’t choose. In fact, “not choosing” is also a choice. Sometimes there is no right or wrong option, it just depends on whether you can choose the one that suits you best. This ability to make the right choice is undoubtedly based on having a clear and comprehensive understanding of yourself. The past choices, whether they were right or wrong, are in the past. All we can do is make every choice in the future. Knowing oneself is related to everyone's happiness in life.

In the history of philosophy, there are the famous "Three Philosophical Questions": "Who am I?" "Where do I come from?" "Where do I want to go?" I think everyone will think of these questions at some point in their lives, and knowing yourself can help you find your own answers. Of course, this will certainly not be accomplished overnight. This process may even last a lifetime, otherwise it would not be worthy of the sages elevating it to such an important level in life.

In this case, how should we "know ourselves"?