Mirroring and Maturation: Mirroring is a psychological activity where you observe yourself as if seeing your reflection, allowing you to gain self-awareness separate from your current reality. By creating this mental ‘mirror,’ you can see yourself as others might, which is a form of self-objectification. Adequate mirroring facilitates more accurate reflection on and correction of mistakes, ultimately leading to improved actions and decisions. Over time, this process helps you become more mature. Practicing self-objectification can also make others feel comfortable with you and may increase their reliance on you. This process is also known as self-reflection. Everyone has a mental mirror, but many neglect to keep it clear through regular self-examination. - Joseph’s “just my thoughts”
In the West, human thinking has primarily developed through formal logic . In formal logic, truth and falsehood cannot coexist. However, in Eastern thinking , it is seen as possible. Some Western dialectical ideas were already recognized in the East. Three main dialectical concepts are: first, reality is constantly changing, so what is true now can become false later (the principle of fluctuation ). Second, due to this ongoing change, contradictions always emerge, and these contradictions drive further change (the principle of contradiction ). Third, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and each part relates to the whole (the principle of relationality or holism ). This is reflected in yin and yang in Eastern philosophy and Taoism. Eastern thinking regards contradictions, confrontations, and change as natural phenomena. This mindset difference also influences management and investment . If the economy improves, Westerners tend to believe it will keep improving, while Asia...