There is more to knowing yourself than just knowing your name. There is a saying that you cannot be effective without been authentic. To go through life excellently,its important to know oneself. How do I mean? Things work very differently for people,which is because God has made each one of us uniquely. For some people, its so easy to read up 10 pages of a book in about 30 minutes while some others will take up to 60,90 or even 120 minutes. Personally I realize how much of time i needed to spend on certain things before i can come out with something more than average or just good. Knowing where you stand as a person in your relationships, in how you handle issues, in how to even take care of you is very important . This is because its a baseline for your improvement or growth. I had to get to that point where I eliminated certain things from my schedule just to focus on doing some other things better. The more you function from the standpoint of an understanding of ...
...because perspective changes everything.