I think it’s really important that we know something about ourselves because that is where we begin our own self-knowledge. Knowing ourselves in our own skin and how our actions affect ourselves and others is one of the ways we become self-aware. This is what I like to call an “eureka filter”.
When we learn something about ourselves through self-knowledge, it makes it much easier to act accordingly. It also makes it much easier to change behavior. This is the idea behind the eureka filter as well as the difference between self-awareness and self-deception. The eureka filter is a tool you must use to not only recognize the things that you do that are wrong but to also make amends for them.
The eureka filter is the idea that we don’t have to be “good” people. Instead, we can be self-aware and become good people.
You can get a very good idea of whether or not you have a good self-awareness if you put some of the following questions to yourself. If your answers are “yes” or “maybe,” then you probably have a good idea of what you are capable of. If your answers are “no” or “not sure,” then you are almost certain that you are either not good or not capable of being good.
All the questions that are below should be about your answers to some or all of the following questions.
The first question is about your abilities. The second is about your potential for becoming self-aware.
The first question is about your capabilities. The second question is about your potential for becoming self-aware.
The first question is about your abilities. The second is about your potential for becoming self-aware.