If you want to learn to swim jump into the water. On dry land no frame of mind is ever going to help you. - Bruce Lee

Be self aware, rather than a repetitious robot

Self-knowledge involves relationship. To know oneself is to study one self in action with another person. Relationship is a process of self evaluation and self revelation. Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself - to be is to be related.

Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.