Ten things you must do if you want to rediscover who you really are:
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Ten things you must do if you want to rediscover who you really are:
What we’re mostly doing at this time in our lives, then, is looking for a story to draw together the messy fragments of everything that’s happened to us and defined us up until now. We need to transform the story we tell about ourselves, to find a story in which we have more agency – and more purpose. The problem is that, in the culture we currentl... See more
Dr Sharon Blackie • The psychology of midlife
To ask yourself, What do I love? What drives me? What of that could I use to have an impact? Take an inventory. When do you do your best thinking? At the gym? On a walk? While doing the dishes? Give yourself a break from your routine where your mind is cluttered with the next task you’re trying not to forget.
Lee Hartley Carter • Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don't Seem to Matter
But here’s the thing: When I do actually find a rare bit of “me” time, I often don’t know what to do with it. I’ve been drowning so long and so deep in my own mental labor, I don’t even know who I am when I stumble upon a life preserver.
In order to figure out what we want to do with our precious time and energy, we have to figure out who we are an... See more
In order to figure out what we want to do with our precious time and energy, we have to figure out who we are an... See more
You have to imagine your own death. When your time comes, what will you regret not doing? What will you wish you had more time to do, and what will have seemed trivial? Think of what you fear losing—those are the things that matter most.
Jeff Goins • The Art of Work: A Proven Path to Discovering What You Were Meant to Do
Meditation helps here. But so does going on unplanned walks to see where they lead you, using a different route to get to work, taking up photography or birdwatching or nature drawing or keeping a journal, playing I Spy with a child: anything that draws your attention more fully into what you’re doing in the present.