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I can agree with both asaris and ARTelevision... in relation to 'knowing myself' I think there can be pitfalls and rewards and for me, this spills over into daily life. To work in a job that can have meaning and purpose and plainly just functioning in a society in a way that can bring about a sense of pride, accomplishment and 'worth' (do we all strive for a feeling of worthiness in some form or another? Is that not why we do what we do?). Knowing thyself would be a form of finding out what drives us and why it drives us, then living accordingly.
Pitfalls can happen if you come from a perspective without faith, and to some extent the evolution and chaos theories. At the extreme end - nothing matters, so how does one cope from day to day with this perspective?
Rewards are more likely if you have a firm faith or belief of higher purpose, a higher goal for the human condition so everything matters, so what does one do in their daily lives to be congruent in this perspective?
In the ancient Greek terms of 'knowing your place', that can be difficult to ascertain in the vast amount of possibilities in our society today compared to the ancient societies.
I'm not sure what you mean by 'navel gazing'... but I was coming from the perspective of introspection and examination to improve the quality of actions so as to be 'active' as opposed to 'reactive'. Other terms have described it as being awake or awareness.
I'm sorry I seem to be struggling with my explanation, but I think this is why I wanted some responses based on your philosophical perspectives to allow a broader understanding of both what you believe and why you believe it.
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To those who wander but who are not lost...
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