The Importance of Recognizing Yourself

I know that it's human nature to have like an inaccurate self-image. Like your version of yourself is never going to be the way that other people see you exactly. So in that sense, it's like reality is very important. If I feel like if I'm not actually focused on getting better at this, then it'll be like everything else in my life where I pretend like I've crossed some threshold, but I haven't. And what if the answer is just yes? Yes it is improving. Yes, it's not a waste of time. Yes you are worth putting the effort into to try to improve.