A person who wants to understand himself will have to find the answer to more than one question. Sometimes it is difficult to find your “I”. But the reward for working on yourself will be harmony and a happy life in harmony with your own inner world.
Instructions
Step 1
Understand that every activity you do has a reason. Think about why you are performing this or that action. Analyze your own actions. Realizing your own motives is the first step to self-understanding.
Step 2
Ask yourself why the reasons that guide you in your actions are important to you. Perhaps, when answering this question, you will find new motives for your actions, which lie much deeper than you are used to looking. So you make a movement towards the knowledge of your true desires.
Step 3
Imagine yourself in five, ten, fifteen years. Think about what kind of person you would like to be, in what profession you really see yourself, what your loved one should be. Perhaps this technique will help you determine your goals and life plans.
Step 4
Try to let go of expectations. If you have no idea what actions society expects from you, you will not act at the behest of society. Then your essence will open.
Step 5
Don't do something purely out of inertia. A habit can cause you to go through a routine of useless activities every day, live with someone you don't love, and go to jobs that don't give you any pleasure at all. Live consciously, think if this is what you really want.
Step 6
Don't be afraid to pretend to be the best. Do not drive yourself into some kind of framework and do not be afraid to dream. It may be that in order to become yourself and understand yourself, you just lack a little courage and determination to act boldly.
Step 7
Observe your own emotions. Catch the moments that make you happy or sad, record the information received. You should also note the reactions of your body. How you feel is related to your mood. The body also reacts to the events you want or those that you do not want.
Step 8
Don't fight your emotions. Just watch them. If you catch a certain feeling, determine the cause of its occurrence and get to the bottom of the problem, emotions will not guide you. As a result of such work on yourself, you will not only learn to understand yourself, but also begin to act in your personal interests, and not under the pressure of public opinion or the action of some fears. And this is the path to self-acceptance and happiness.
