Self Analysis - how helpful is it ?

@kiran8 (15348)
Mangalore, India
June 27, 2012 6:37am CST
Recently , I came across this fabulous Chinese proverb "Think of your faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep" , which says it all... Self analysis on our daily actions ,activities and interactions with others do help us grow as individuals, please add your own views..
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@GajaGamini (1065)
• India
28 Jun 12
yes, self analysis is very important and we should do it realize or come to know what are the plus points we have and what are the negative things which we can remove from ourselves and how can we improve as a person in life. if we analyze our self then we can conquer the problems we have in life because we know what are the weaknesses we have and what the strengths we have and how to utilize our strengths and minimize weaknesses. if we judge or do analysis of our day we can come to know where we took wrong decision and where we were wrong and what should be our perception we should have towards life, friends and family. we learn from our mistakes that is why if analysis our day we can easily come to know and realize what are mistakes happened from us and next time we will keep that in mind and we can take wise decision keeping our lesson which we learned from past experience.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Hi GajaGamini, thanks a lot for your response If everybody does some self analysis on their days activities, it would definitely help them make amends where necessary and also understand their weaknesses and strength.This also helps in improving and grow as individuals - all the best and have a wonderful day
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Aug 12
Very true ...We have to take responsibility for all our actions , which is very important in life !all the best and have a great day
• India
26 Aug 12
yes, self analyzing is a key to success because if we get to know and understand what are the strengths we have and what are the weakness we have we can easily strengthen our strengths and weaken our weakness by efforts and by various ways.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
28 Jun 12
Hello kiranji As a kid, every night, at bed time, my late grandfather used to ask me what I did the entire day right after getting up till getting down to sleep. I shared everything with him and then we would discuss what I did was right or wrong and if wrong, how can I do it right the next time. Such interaction did make me learn a lot from my mistakes. As I grew, I also started making a note of others' mistakes, their abilities when they got something right and I had failed on a similar attempt. Today, this has become a kind of habit with me. In between somewhere, I also used to write out my analysis in a diary but then one day it fell in wrong hands and I learned that I should not write but retain those things in mind.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Thats wonderful, your grandpa was so wise and understanding also very sensitive.It is parents and elders who need to inculcate certain traits in children which in later life becomes a habit and routine which will help them all through their life.It is great reading your post, all the best sids and happy mylotting
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Jun 12
You are absolutely right ! When parents are understanding and are able to instil confidence and trust in their children, a much closer bond develops that is much stronger than the mere parents-children one...
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 Jun 12
Well, though off-dicussion but I do see that if the elders (specially parents) do such things, it helps develop stronger bonds between the children and parents. Many a times this closeness helps in we children bettering ourselves
@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Jun 12
Self analysis is very important. The better we know ourselves the better we are in our relationships. Knowing ourselves opens many doors closed to us when you don't understand or know ourselves very well. I think that this is partly when we are here. To live and excel. There are many levels we need to grow to.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Good morning celticeagle, you have put it very well, that's exactly how I feel about self analysis and its benefits on our personality.It helps us grow and excel in what we do - all the best , have a great day
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@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Jul 12
And self analysis can be fun. It's interesting. Have a good one.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
21 Jul 12
It definitely is, sometimes we get some unpleasant surprises about our own personality, that is if we analyse ourselves impartially ...have a great weekend
@anil02 (24688)
• India
27 Jun 12
Hello Kiran ji. How are you? It is right we must be evaluate our self with out searching faults of other. Self evaluation is best method of improvement.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Hi anil, how have you been ? Yes , as you say we must evaluate ourselves impartially so that they we come to know our short comings and can work towards making ourselves better individuals - all the best and enjoy your day anil
• Brazil
27 Jun 12
Hi, kiran8. I've never heard this proverb before, but I liked it so much. I believe that the Chineses have some good proverbs to us. I am descendent of Chinese and I have done a research about it sometimes and it is very nice. About self analysis, I think it is very important too, because it is easier to us to see the other people mistakes and fails than to look to what we are doing wrong. If we can look to ourselves rationally, we will be able to improve ourselves to become better people. Happy mylotting.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Hi Ictravenisk, thanks a lot for your response China is the world leader today because of the vision, commitment and wisdom that their leaders have.Self analysis is always helpful for a person to grow beyond the confined walls where he or she is not able to see beyond himself or herself...all the best and have a great day
@taura2p (349)
• Romania
27 Jun 12
It is a problem that has preoccupied many philosophers, since the ancient times. Socrates used to say "Know yourself". I think that it is one of the most important things in life. We should know ourselves before knowing each other, because only this way we find out what we truly want from life and who we are. By self analysis, we find out what we like and what we dislike, our expectations from life, and this is the only way to succeed.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Hi taura, good morning and thanks a lot for sharing your views I totally agree wiith you and knowing our faults and short comings is very important, only then can we hope to make ourselves better . All the best and have a great day
@bhanusb (5709)
• India
27 Jun 12
Yes Kiran, self analysis is good. It makes a person perfect. We generally criticize others and don't see our own faults. Buddha said, search yourself. You will get the right path. You yourself will get the emancipation. Need no master.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Hi bhanu, even if we do not become perfect at least we can definitely hope to become better.Once we accept our mistakes and make amends there is nothing like it, all the best and have a nice day bhanu
@suni51 (3429)
• India
27 Jun 12
You know KiranG Chinese are masters of saying right things in shape of puzzles and proverbs. I wish people knew the real meaning of those saying going into deep. What the proverb actually means that we should analyze our own mistakes while we are able to understand them and should not go for finding fault of others because that is for them to do. Therefore we should do that while we are sleeping means we should not do that. Anyways, some of us are great pretenders who never hesitate to find faults in others while we are full of faults, which need immediate correction.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
28 Jun 12
Yes I agree sunil, Chinese had mastered the art of wisdom and learning.Even today that's how they have become one of the greatest nations on earth.Not some but most people find fault with others and never bother to see where they have gone wrong...thanks a lot for sharing Sunil and have a wonderful day