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M4L 2013 Lesson 1
Know Yourself:
The Foundation for a Meaningful Life
© Paul T. P. Wong
An Overview: Know Yourself
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 Why is self-knowledge essential?
 Self-deception is self-destructive.
 Sources of self-deception
 Further obstacles to self-knowledge
 It’s never too late to start the process of change.
Life is a process of self-discovery.
Life is a healing journey.
From Self-centeredness to Self-transcendence
Life is a process of growing in wisdom.
An existential view of the good life
 It is a process of self-discovery.
 It is a healing journey.
 It is a spiritual journey.
 It is a process of growing in wisdom.
We all suffer from self-illusion.
Self-knowledge is the key to
victories at work and in life.
Self-deception can be fatal.
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Johari’s Window
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90% of the contents of
our minds are unconscious.
Pride & fear are
the reasons for
most of our
unconscious
contents.
Your irritability is your vulnerability.
We all have our own shadows.
You are both Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.
Shakespearean heroes have fatal flaws.
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We are prone to self-deception.
"Given our conscious mind's propensity to tell stories
that make the world cohere even at the expense of
the truth, as well as the fact that most of our behavior
emerges from places in our minds unseen, it's little
wonder we're so often wrong about why we actually
do the things we do, and the type of people we
actually are. Add our ego-driven need to appear to be
all things virtuous and good into the mix and we find
ourselves mixing a potent recipe for significant selfdelusion." (Alex Lickerman, MD)
Multiple Selves
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Public Self
Perceived Self
Ideal Self
True
Self
People don’t tell us the truth.
Start the process of self-discovery.
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Authenticity leads to better relationships.