A life that is not reviewed is not worth living, this is the saying of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates. He gave importance to human introspection and thinking. According to him, if we do not regularly question or understand aspects of our life, work, and thoughts, then that life becomes meaningless.
In our daily lives, we do various things — study, work, shopping, socializing, spending time with family, etc. But in the meantime, do we ever stop and ask ourselves, is what I am doing right? What is the goal my life? Is there a logic behind what I am thinking? Asking these questions is the key a fulfilling life.
What is self-review?
Self-review means looking back at your life. Examining your good and bad, successes and failures, decisions and mistakes.Through self-review, we can find out where our weaknesses are, where we need improve, and what activities give peace and satisfaction.
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Dont lose direction If we are not clear about our goals, then we often get lost path life. But through review, we understand where we are going, and what our destination should be. Opportunity to correct mistakes All humans make mistakes. But those who understand those mistakes and want to correct them are the real people. Self-review gives us that opportunity.
Personality Development Self-analysis makes a person more aware sensitive discerning. It builds patience, empathy and self-confidence. When we understand what we enjoy doing, or what activities give us mental peace, then we can focus on that.
Real life example
If a student takes a little time at the end of every day to think about what I learned today? What am I weak at? How can I do better? Then the quality of his studies increases a lot. If a working person evaluates his work, behavior, relationships with colleagues and his mental state once a month, he can not only improve professionally, but also live a mentally healthy life.
How to do self-analysis?
Spend some time alone at the end of the day: At the end of every day, you can take 10-15 minutes to think How was your day today? What did I learn?
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Writing a diary Writing your thoughts and experiences of the day in a diary or notebook makes a lot clearer.
Questioning yourself Why did I do this? What are the results? Reading the lives of ideal people or role models: how they made decisions, how they learned from mistakes — knowing all this helps in self-analysis.
Life is not just about eating, drinking, sleeping, working and having fun. Self-reflection is a means of realizing that depth of life. If we do not think about life, it means that we are just living, but not truly alive
So this quote from Socrates reminds us — life is not just about breathing, but about living a real life with understanding. Ask yourself questions regularly, think, try to learn — only then will life become meaningful and full of fulfillment.