Lesson from meditation: as fear/anxiety starts breaking down into their component pieces, it becomes easier to identify personal traits.
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For example, I've always had an unusual penchant for imitation. I can pretty much learn anything (fast!), so long as someone shows me how.
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When I try to do things on my own, it's always an uphill battle until I've worked out the core principles (which can take forever).
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While my conceptual mind seems to struggle when left on its own, it flourishes in the presence of people who really know their stuff.
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Accepting this and learning to surround myself with such people (instead of bemoaning my inherent limitations) is accelerating my learning.
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The most key element of learning or progress or even just basic liberty, is know thyself.
Once you accept what you are, everything follows.
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On the practical side, knowing and accepting yourself means leverage, focus, strength.
For insight, it means realizing it's all play-acting.