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It's hard to understand who we really are: what we want, how wefeel and why we react as we do. This lack of self-knowledge can betrouble, for it makes us get into the wrong relationships, pickunsatisfactory jobs or spend money unwisely. No wonder Socratessummed up all the counsel of philosophy in just two words:'Know Yourself'It can be hard to understand who we really are: what we want, howwe feel and why we react as we do. This lack of self-knowledge canlead us into unhappy relationships, unsatisfactory jobs, andunsustainable spending habits. No wonder Socrates summed up allthe counsel of philosophy in just two words: ‘Know Yourself’These Know Yourself Prompt Cards are designed to assist us in ajourney of self-knowledge. They present us with a range of ideasand questions that encourage self-reflection, allowing us to becomea little more aware of what we really need and what our prioritiesand potential might be. Each card carries an exercise on one sideand a piece of analysis on the reverse to help you gain insight andclarity on that ever elusive subject: yourselfExample Cards- Q: If I knew I couldn’t fail, in my professional life, I’d try to…- A: We are often so scared of being humiliated by the gap betweenour aspirations and our reality that we don’t even dare to voice anyaspiration – thereby conclusively ensuring that it can never cometrue. We owe it to ourselves to state what we deep down feel wecould do and be – even if it never comes right- Q: What sort of things have made you envious recently? - A:We’re taught to be appalled by envy and never to feel it. But thethings and people we envy in fact provide us with a very importantmap of our desires – which can teach us vital clues aboutourselves. Keep a diary of envious feelings; and allow anautobiography of your future to emerge from itThe design is graphically minimal, using neutral colours and anostalgic Swiss 1950s typeface to set the tone for unclutteredthinkingHow to Use the CardsYou might…- Lay out the cards out on a table and contemplate the questions athand- Go through one card each day to fully focus on each question andencourage long term self reflection- Note down with a pen and paper some of the changes you wouldlike to make and inner milestones you would like to reach movingforward60 cards in box