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  • In this article, you'll discover why it's easier to learn about other people's lives than to confront your own inner self, and how the simple practice of looking inward can change the direction of your life.
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    Self-Knowledge: Why You Need to Look More at Yourself

      Some people know everything about other people’s lives, but they almost do not know their own. They know what others do, think, post and achieve. They notice other people’s mistakes, choices and changes. But when they need to look inside, they run away. Looking at yourself can be uncomfortable. Because truths that hurry hides appear there. Fears, desires, wounds, habits, excuses and old dreams appear. The question that many people avoid also appears: “Why am I living like this?” Self-knowledge is not a beautiful word to seem deep. It is a simple practice of paying attention to yourself. It is noticing what irritates you. What excites you. What blocks…

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