Many people easily become prematurely infatuated with inner exploration, the cost of which is falling into a 'mental black hole' before forming a healthy self-identity.

The famous Swiss psychologist Carl Jung once said that life is divided into the first half and the second half, and everyone will experience a transformation from ego to self.

In the first half, it is dominated by ego-driven outward growth, with the aim of forming a healthy self.

Your task at this stage is to expand outward, strive to integrate into society, and pursue a career.

We should learn the skills and knowledge needed in life and work, and establish our position in society.

The sense of achievement gained after achieving these external goals is an important foundation for forming self-identity.

But as a person gradually matures, a turning point appears.

The importance of ego to a person diminishes, and a new force 'the real self' begins to emerge.

The self represents a deeper archetype of a person, including the conscious and subconscious self.

This force desires integration; on one hand, you wish to reconcile with the shadows within, and on the other hand, you long to connect with something greater than yourself.

Jung believed this transformation is a period of 'blossoming' in life.

This is the second half of life, where you need to complete the inward exploration alongside the subconscious and learn to let go.

During this period, unlike the first half, where you pursue external goals and shape your identity, you begin to accept your 'shadow self'—those parts of yourself that were unrecognized, misunderstood, and ignored in the first half of life.

Be careful, as this is a transformation, this process will definitely bring anxiety, emptiness, and confusion about life choices.

Exploring too early before you have completed your self-identity construction will make you overlook many issues in the real world.

Detaching from the real world can be addictive; when you are not yet capable of completing inner exploration, you may fall into the dilemma of relying on external things to help you complete the transformation.

For example, buying meaningless mind-body-spirit products, being fooled out of money by various spiritual inspirations, or cognitive overload leading to poor execution.

For most people, there is only one thing to do in the first half, to engage with the world.

Because the shape of the self is formed through the collision with the world.

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