{"id":6371,"date":"2015-01-08T04:06:14","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T01:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=6371"},"modified":"2015-01-08T04:06:14","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T01:06:14","slug":"3-steps-to-improve-more-by-learning-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/3-steps-to-improve-more-by-learning-less\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Steps to Improve More by Learning Less"},"content":{"rendered":"
What a world we live in. The information age, as it\u2019s being called, provides us with exactly that: information<\/strong>. For better or for worse, any question we have, any answer we require, or any ailment we\u2019re trying to cure, is at our fingertips.<\/p>\n I mentioned that all this information could be for worse, but how is that so? How can more data and facts be a bad thing? Ah, well, with more information comes more opinions, and with more opinions comes a more convoluted message of\u2026well, anything.<\/p>\n When we leverage this information to focus on self-improvement, we are often thrown into sensory overload. There are so many books<\/a>, articles, events, speakers, and armchair therapists, that it\u2019s easy to become overwhelmed. With this in mind, it\u2019s much better to improve more by learning less.<\/p>\n The key to lasting self-improvement is to uncover the core values and principles that govern your life, not to follow the latest improvement fad. This way, as you move through life, you\u2019ll be able to navigate your way to personal success based on those values and principles.<\/p>\n Much like an ocean, all the self-improvement tips and tricks, although helpful, are like ripples on the surface. It\u2019s our personal values rooted deep in the depths of our psychological ocean that are ultimately used for self-improvement.<\/p>\n When we uncover a new value or principle through life experiences, we are literally self-improving. We then use that newfound core value to propel our lives forward, further uncovering more values, and therefore, further improving ourselves.<\/p>\n By focusing on personal values and principles, you start a cycle of self-improvement that never stops.<\/p>\n Self-improvement and personal growth is an ongoing process and one that can\u2019t be rushed. Even though a lot of people are looking for a magic bullet or quick fix, it\u2019s literally the process of self-improvement that causes us to grow in the first place.<\/p>\n To grow as a person is to be process oriented, and to do that, it\u2019s important to get back to basics. Once we begin to uncover and focus on our core values, personal growth is simply a matter of following those values. This way, we\u2019re oriented toward the process of finding what resonates with our core self.<\/p>\n By getting back to basics, we\u2019re reminded that true self-improvement happens<\/a> when we take our life\u2019s principles and test them with experiences. If your experiences resonate with your values, you know that you\u2019re headed the right direction.<\/p>\n If they conflict with your values, you\u2019re telling yourself that you either need to adjust your course or reevaluate your governing principles. Personal growth is as easy as that.<\/p>\n Although achieving lasting self-improvement is as simple as uncovering our personal values and getting back to basics, there\u2019s an important linchpin that holds the entire paradigm together: experience.<\/p>\n The only way we can improve ourselves is if we put ourselves out there and try to learn from the world firsthand. This way, we can build on our experiences and get a good understanding of our core values and where we\u2019re headed.<\/p>\nSelf-improvement: Uncovering personal values<\/h3>\n
Personal growth: Back to basics<\/h3>\n
Self Discovery: Learn, and then forget<\/h3>\n