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It might help to consider the common language of what I believe you're talking about. > self-development > inner work This is more commonly referred to as "s

It might help to consider the common language of what I believe you're talking about. > self-development > inner work This is more commonly referred to as "self-improvement" or "self-help" (depending on if you think you're just improving yourself, or more specifically addressing something you consider to be a weakness or shortcoming.) It means developing your skills or learning new ones, and coming to a new understanding of a topic of interest. You also might want to start by figuring out what role you want to be in, whether professionally or in hobbies. It's not clear if you want to be a problem solver or a creator. Having lots of aliases for what you mean isn't giving anyone clarity. Being a "maker" often means you have projects you work on because you're interested, and you want to tinker and build things. But a "creator" might be slightly different, as would a "creative." A "problem solver" in business is more likely someone that is called upon when there are problems. That's vastly different from being a "creator", "maker" or "creative." In general, I think you're caught up in "programs" and buzz words. In my opinion, you need to take five steps back and think about what you really want to be doing and go from there.

ashes-of-sol 5y ago
> It means developing your skills or learning new ones, and coming to a new understanding of a topic of interest. This feels very much like "outer" work, tacking on new skills or understanding about externalities. "Inner work", however you want to refer to it as, is more about looking within to understand your motivations, influences, blocks/hang ups/fears etc to help approach life with a more informed understanding of why you are the way you are
hugohamelcom 5y ago
That's a really good point and perspective. I would say that I am interested in solving a specific problem or serving a specific use case by improving what already exists (making it better using) through the process of building solutions (being a maker). Would that be more clear?
- neogodless 5y ago
  In a way, it sounds like you're looking for a way to label yourself, give yourself an identity. But I think you're trying to use generic high level language to describe your personal, specific niche. It doesn't really communicate anything. Looking at your submission from yesterday, and your product submission, it sounds like you want to make products, and market them so they are successful, so you are successful. But this focus on finding a superfluous label doesn't seem like it's going to help you get there.

ashes-of-sol 5y ago

> It means developing your skills or learning new ones, and coming to a new understanding of a topic of interest. This feels very much like "outer" work, tacking on new skills or understanding about externalities. "Inner work", however you want to refer to it as, is more about looking within to understand your motivations, influences, blocks/hang ups/fears etc to help approach life with a more informed understanding of why you are the way you are

hugohamelcom 5y ago

That's a really good point and perspective. I would say that I am interested in solving a specific problem or serving a specific use case by improving what already exists (making it better using) through the process of building solutions (being a maker). Would that be more clear?

neogodless 5y ago
In a way, it sounds like you're looking for a way to label yourself, give yourself an identity. But I think you're trying to use generic high level language to describe your personal, specific niche. It doesn't really communicate anything. Looking at your submission from yesterday, and your product submission, it sounds like you want to make products, and market them so they are successful, so you are successful. But this focus on finding a superfluous label doesn't seem like it's going to help you get there.