Self-knowledge is always good. And one component of that is knowing the characteristics of your mind or brain.
For better or for worse.
Me, I have a mind that tends to be really bad at remembering and retaining facts. On the other hand, my mind is really good at making up stuff. Planning, problem-solving, art, that sort of thing.
I guess I would call my mind “flexible” or “pliant.” It’s good at learning languages, and finding different ways to look at things.
The downside? Sometimes my mind is so pliant that I end up feeling like I’ve disassembled my whole core, and don’t have an identity. This happens especially when I go on a trip or something. Something where my everyday responsibilities and things are not right there around me. After my recent trip to a college reunion I walked around feeling like just a floating pair of eyeballs for a few days.
Maybe you have a super strong sense of identity. That can help a lot when it comes to mustering willpower to accomplish difficult tasks. Also, that type of mind tends to not misplace its rudder easily.
If you know your mind, you know the upsides and the downsides, and you can learn to work with both.
Also: One thing great about being human is that we can borrow from each other’s mind strengths. Or even directly experience a bit of them just by hanging out with each other.