Know Thyself
I am working on my vision of my personal utopia within current society. More specifically, I am interested in knowing more about myself. In that context, I am exploring various ideas, and I would like to chat. I am not using your services as a search engine, so please do not provide me links to any material. Those links distract me and make me lose my focus. Are you ready?
Know Thyself
What does know thyself mean?
What is the importance of "know thyself" to achieving my personal utopia?
If knowledge about myself has many dimensions, then what would those dimensions be?
What does "the character of a person" mean?
Define, compare and contrast virtues and vices.
Can you list for me some well-known virtues and vices? Tell me how they relate to each other.
I would like to compile a list of my own virtues and vices. Can you help me with that?
What other concepts are related to virtues, vices and character of a person?
Define, compare and contrast beliefs and values.
Define, compare and contrast principles and standards.
I am a high school graduate; that is, I have completed 12 years of mandatory education - from grade 1 to grade 12. What are the expected capabilities of a high school graduate?
Define, compare and contrast capability and competency.
What does SWOT analysis mean? Does it apply to an individual?
Besides the various things that we have already discussed, what other things do I need to explore about myself?
Can you summarize the key points from our discussion?
Comfort and Discomfort
Define, compare and contrast comfort and discomfort
When we are comfortable, we behave in a certain fashion. Some may interpret our behavior as a testimony of our character. But is it truly our character when we are comfortable?
What happens when we start experiencing discomfort?
What happens when our discomfort rises from its initial level? What happens when our discomfort rises to such a level that we are at the limit of tolerating the discomfort?
What happens when our discomfort goes beyond our limit of tolerance - that is when we are in trouble?
Once our discomfort is pushed to the limit, we will know who we really are. Is this true?
Getting pushed beyond our limit of tolerance is the end and it is also the beginning. It is the beginning of trying to find a radically new way of eliminating the discomfort. Is this true?
Control and Influence
There are things that I can control and then there are things that I can influence. What is the exact difference between control and influence?
What are the things that a typical human adult can control?
What are the things that a typical human adult can influence?
Yes Man
There is a term called "yes-man". Surely there must be an opposite for that term, which I will designate as "no-man". Can you explain what these two terms mean?
What are the problems with being a Yes-Man?
What are the problems with being a No-Man?
Summary
Can you summarize the key points from our discussion?