The famous Irish poet Oscar Wilde once said, "The final mystery is oneself." But how do you unravel the mystery that is you? This can't happen without <a href="https://www.success.com/what-escaping-a-taco-bell-brawl-taught-me-about-self-awareness/">self-awareness </a>, and self-awareness won't happen without reflection. But what does reflection really mean? Reflection is different from introspection. Introspection is simply looking in. Stopping there not only limits your perspective, it can also diffuse it. In fact, it can lead some to pessimism, or even depression. Introspection is a one-way street. Reflection goes two ways. Let me explain.

Without reflection, your life becomes happenstance-activity without insight. Our experiences will not become insights without evaluating: Where I am, and why am I here? This in turn will help us to get to where we want to go. In other words, we <a href="https://www.success.com/the-secrets-of-being-authentic-and-why-its-important/">become more authentic </a>. Authenticity is about getting closer to our true identity.

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I loved going to the carnival as a kid, and I especially enjoyed the fun house, running through the maze of mirrors, totally confused as to which way I should go. I would leave with knots on my head and bruises on my knees. The tiny lobby on the way out was lined with wildly curved mirrors reflecting distorted images of myself. I laughed until I cried because I knew what I saw was not the real me-the authentic me.

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The famous Irish poet Oscar Wilde once said, "The final mystery is oneself." But how do you unravel the mystery that is you? This can't happen without self-awareness, and self-awareness won't happen without reflection. But what does reflection really mean? Reflection is different from introspection. Introspection is simply looking in.

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5 Reflective Questions to Discover Who You Are and What You Want

There’s a ton to be gained by getting good at Getting Stuff Done (GSD). While I don’t think that productivity and efficiency is the answer to life, nor should it be your only focus … there are still a ton of benefits from Getting Stuff Done. A ton. Some of the benefits: <ul><li>You start accomplishing more </li><li>You begin to believe in yourself more </li><li>You waste less time procrastinating and distracting yourself </li><li>You become more trustable — when you tell people you’re going to get stuff done, they believe you </li><li>You become more hirable, as people love to hire someone who gets stuff done </li><li>You are less held back by this dimension of your life, which will allow you to go deeper in other areas — understanding what’s important, being curious, playing, learning, making deep connections with people, retraining old mental patterns that are getting in the way, and more </li><li>You start earning more </li><li>You might be able to found a successful startup or create a great organization </li><li>You might be able to spread your ideas further, as you prove yourself worthy of listening to (because you’ve accomplished something) and as you get the things done that need to be done to spread ideas, like writing a book or blog or giving a talk </li> </ul>

While I don't think that productivity and efficiency is the answer to life, nor should it be your only focus ... there are still a ton of benefits from Getting Stuff Done. A ton.

5 Reflective Questions to Discover Who You Are and What You Want

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