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Socrates said: Man, know yourself!
"Know thyself!" - This is a famous maxim engraved on the Temple of Delphi , the holy city of Greece . Ancient Greek and later philosophers liked to quote it to admonish the world.
This proverb has three profound meanings: people should have self-knowledge; the secret of human nature is hidden in everyone, and human nature can be understood by understanding oneself; everyone is a unique individual, and should recognize their own unique gifts and values, so as to achieve self-realization and truly become themselves.
Understanding human nature by knowing oneself is a shortcut . In daily work and life, many people do not understand their real needs, do not know what kind of work they are suitable for, and do not know how to manage themselves. These are all manifestations of not understanding themselves.
How do you know yourself? This article shares 7 effective methods to help you analyze and understand yourself from different perspectives, so that you are no longer in a state of confusion.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs . It is one of the important theories in psychology, which advocates that human beings need to continuously meet their needs according to the hierarchy in order to achieve the goal of self-realization and gain happiness and success.
There is controversy over whether Maslow's need theory should be divided into five or seven levels . From the perspective of the completeness of the theoretical explanation, the seven-level theory is more comprehensive. In the five-level theory, Maslow divides human needs into physiological, safety, social, respect and self-actualization, while in the seven-level theory, the newly added cognitive and aesthetic needs can better explain the level of human needs and more comprehensively reflect the structure of human needs.
This theory starts from the basic physiological needs of human beings and gradually moves upwards. Only when the low-level needs are met can we have the motivation to achieve high-level needs and thus improve the level of life. We can meet these seven levels of needs step by step according to our own situation, improve our self-worth, and thus achieve happiness and success.
Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory can be used for self-awareness, and is also applicable to scenarios such as life planning, team management, and parent-child education.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect, also known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect, is a cognitive bias proposed by psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University in the United States in 1999. This effect describes that people with insufficient abilities tend to overestimate their abilities, immerse themselves in the illusory advantages they create, but are unable to objectively evaluate the abilities of others, while people with strong abilities often underestimate their abilities.
The Dunning-Kruger effect reveals common biases in people's assessment of their own abilities and emphasizes the importance of metacognitive abilities .
to cure a person's illness ? When he doesn't think he is sick. When is it the hardest to improve himself? When he thinks he is good enough.
When a person realizes his own shortcomings , he can stimulate himself to start studying hard. Then he should proceed step by step, integrate such stimulating habits into all aspects of life, become a companion of time, and thrive in the silent process.
Therefore, we can more accurately assess our abilities by improving our metacognitive abilities, receiving appropriate feedback, and continuing to learn , thereby achieving better results in personal and professional development. Don't let the Dunning-Kruger effect hinder your upward growth!
In this world, there is one path that cannot be chosen, and that is the path of giving up; there is one path that cannot be refused, and that is the path of growth. Growth is a process of bravely breaking the circle, and the growth breaking circle model is a methodology that helps individuals or organizations break through existing limitations and achieve higher-level development .
The growth breaking circle model has 6 layers, namely self-awareness circle, comfort circle, fear circle, learning circle, growth circle and freedom circle.
1. Self-awareness circle. What does the world look like in your eyes? What do you think is most important and valuable? What kind of person do you want to be in the future? Reasonable self-awareness is the beginning of breaking the circle and growing.
2. Comfort zone. In the comfort zone, we like to do familiar and repetitive things and lie down comfortably. It is both a need for belonging and a constraint in life. If you want to break out of your comfort zone, you can take stock of your strengths and ask yourself whether you are satisfied with your current life. If the answer is no, then you have the motivation and drive to break out of your comfort zone.
3. Fear circle. After entering the fear circle, facing unfamiliar and uncontrollable people and things, it is inevitable that you lack confidence, worry about gains and losses, blame others, and find excuses to retreat. If you want to overcome fear, you must have the courage to admit your problems, objectively analyze and sort out your worries and fears, and sort out your resources and connections.
4. Learning circle. The learning circle requires us to spend time to conquer new areas as soon as possible, dare to try and fail and accumulate experience from mistakes, master new skills through deliberate practice, learn to review and summarize, and improve learning efficiency.
5. Growth circle. Once we enter the growth circle, we are goal-driven. We need to work hard on ourselves and be result-oriented. By setting future goals, thinking about strategies, and integrating the resources needed for the implementation process, we are more mature and confident, our personal value is increasing rapidly, and we have core competitive advantages.
6. Freedom circle. To return to the freedom circle, we must learn to accept the objective facts that we cannot change, go all out but not care about gains and losses, learn to reset to zero and set new goals, and lifelong growth should be the long-term pursuit of life.
In a nutshell, personal growth is a process of breaking through the comfort zone, overcoming the fear zone, expanding the learning circle, upgrading the growth circle and returning to the freedom circle . Only by studying hard, self-reflecting and constantly practicing to break the existing comfort zone can we achieve continuous growth and progress.
The Personal Business Model Canvas is a variation of the Business Model Canvas, adapting a tool originally used for corporate business model design into a framework for personal career development and self-management. The Business Canvas was first proposed by Alexander Ostwald and Yves Pigneux in their book Business Model Generation , and the Personal Business Canvas builds on this concept and applies it to the personal level.
Personal Business Canvas Model
Running your life is like running a company, and the components of a personal business canvas often correspond to the nine building blocks of the business canvas.
1. Core resources : Who am I? What resources do I have?
Tangible resources: including your skills, knowledge, qualifications, etc.
Intangible resources: personal brand, network, reputation, etc.
2. Key business : What should I do?
Core Activities: List the key activities you need to carry out to achieve your value proposition, such as learning and improvement, project cooperation, resource integration, etc.
Partners: Describe the people or organizations you might need to work with to support your business development.
3. Customer group : Who can I create value for and help?
Target customers: Describe your target customer group, such as newcomers to the workplace, freelancers, entrepreneurs, etc.
Needs and pain points: List the main needs and pain points of these customers, such as improving professional skills, finding cooperation opportunities, obtaining entrepreneurial guidance , etc.
4. Value proposition : How do I create value and help others?
Unique selling point: Explain what unique value you can provide to customers, such as professional skills, rich experience, personal connections, etc.
Solution: Describe how you meet your customers’ needs and solve their pain points.
5. Channels : How to promote yourself or your products?
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