I realized that by knowing yourself, you can unlock powers, opportunities and be smarter.
How?
Know yourself. Kenal diri. Know thyself.
Have you ever had someone who’ve asked you,
What’s your interest?
A seemingly simple question will plunge you into an existential crisis. Like, I don’t even know what/who/why the fuck am i. Tak kenal diri.
Have you ever been in this situation? Same.
Context: Dating
This applies to a few situations in life. Let’s start with dating.
Assuming you’ve met someone and you went on a date. Your date asks you;
What’s your hobby? What do you do during your free time?
Do you fumble for words? Nak jawab camni -> “Oh I scroll TikTok je time tengah free.”
Or you’re just sitting there, staring to the void, looking for the right words to say? To impress your date? To quickly put on a mask, to hide your sloppy preparation?
Shit. “I DONT EVEN KNOW MYSELF”, you said to yourself. Screaming internally.
If you don’t know yourself, you’re just bringing a fake you to the date. In the long run, your date (if he/she becomes your partner) would have a different impression of you.
Doesn’t sound like something that would end with a happy ending right?
Context: Job Interview
Ah here we go again. The infamous, scariest question “Tell me about yourself” from the interviewer.
Ofcourse, a good reply would be you answering with what you’ve been working on recently, anything that is relevant to the job post.
But for someone that doesn’t know themselves, yang tak kenal diri, would nervously answer with “Hi, my name is ____, I’m looking for a job, I apply for this job because i’m looking for work la..”
And you wonder why the interviewer yawns. Even worse, they look at their phone while interviewing you.
Know yourself first. Identify why you are applying for the job in the first place. Have you even looked at this company’s website? Or you’re just mass spamming job applications?
Last Words
Spend time with yourself. Take a day, and have a conversation with yourself. Take a pen and a note, write down:
- what you like + don’t like
- What’s your red flag, what can you do to improve/eliminate your toxic traits
- what are you looking for in a person
- what are the kind of career you want (do i like my current job? how’s the career growth?)
Have a dialogue with yourself. You’ll realize how little you know yourself, even if you’ve been with you your entire life.
