By definition, self-discovery is acquiring insight into one’s own character. It is this very process of gaining insight that ties it closely to experience. In this process, we become more consciously aware of ourselves and what makes us tick (e.g. our values) and the world around us.
Another lovely way to look at it, is a journey of ‘data’, sometimes a bad experience is just a detour or a sure sign of ‘knowing’ (trying or, never knowing, so to speak) and edging closer and closer to your most authentic self.
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To give some real life examples; where you too can find insight, hopefully prompting and guiding you.
Neurodiversity — for example, someone is walking round ‘missed’ ADHD (Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — named in the DSM-5 manual, we prefer the term ‘star seed’), diagnosed in adulthood after not being able to focus at school and gets the human zoomies on a regular basis. Imagine regardless of how you see ‘labels’
Ancestry — learning where that particular ‘feature’ may have come from is fascinating. If you believe in archetypes, in the Psycho-analysis sense — this may give some huge inspiration.
Proactive journaling — if you have some cognitive dissonance or some decisions to make, looking at why is beneficial to developing one self — a good example is struggling with attachment issues and noting your journey is huge, to becoming a new you.
Joining a club! (Not a nightclub!), finding a new job or, travelling (finding adventure — remember this is relative to you and not spending your savings).
