People says one should always know himself or herself best, on the other hand, people do says one needs to be objective in seeing a clearer view. Thus, it does not seem perfectly right to do self-reflection. The article discussed about how self-reflection can leads to either creativity or depression, a route to distinction or destruction.

Eventually, why did people do self reflection? Firstly, it evaluates. It gives each person a way to rate the past performance according to moral values, cultures or any set of living standard. It can give a grade or current standing to clearly specify how much expected has been accomplished. Secondly, it reminds. It reminds oneself the target or goal that was preset for the certain period of time. In such a fast and dazzling society, it seems quite easy that one be distracted or loses focus on the target, goal or dream. Self reflection gives them an opportunity to reflect and reallocate their time and effort on the primary purposes.

However, there are always pros and cons in everything. Self reflection can lead to excessive self reproach and make one slip into depression. It will create more attention to one's personal desires, gradually, it might cause that person to be self-centered, or becoming selfish. Helen Keller said, 'The worst is not live in silence, but to be deaf to the sorrows of others and indifferent to their needs.'

In order to prevent that from happen, self reflection, like any medicine, should be appropriate in setting the dosage and its content also played a very important part. There is a need to keep self-reflection as objective as possible. However, it is evaluating a personal life, not checking a system's workability; it cannot get too systematic and impersonal. In summary, balance is the key.

Just as the article supposed, we can become more creative through self reflection. On top of that, self reflection seems more effective in goal setting and schedule planning to both organizations and individuals. So , let us live a better life through the art of self reflection, GET ALIVE, not just GET A LIFE.

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