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In human activity, as in nature, there are two dynamics: growth (ripening) or decay. There is, unfortunately, no middle way: stability (constancy) is a sign of the beginning of decline. So, if an activity that used to "carry you" is becoming uninteresting and routine, it may be time for a change.
To find out what it is really like, we need to ask ourselves some questions:

- Am I still functional (creating value) in my activities?
- Do I feel fulfilled?
- Am I still developing (growing)?
- Do I see meaning in my activities?

The decision to embark on a new activity is only successful if it is born from a primal dynamic - a living inner impulse that "switches on" the energy of action. Primal dynamics strengthen and grow us.

A decision that comes from a secondary dynamic, e.g. the desire to please or to please the environment, does not bring results and satisfaction - mistakes and bad choices are likely. Secondary dynamics weaken us because energy is wasted and value is not created.

It is important to realise that the social is a great environment in which to fulfil ourselves, but we tend to over-identify with social roles, to be stereotyped by our environment, forgetting that each of us is, first and foremost, a unique "project" of nature, with our own innate abilities and potential.

If we have doubts when making a decision, it means that we don't know which is the right reference point - internal or external. Doubt is very energy-consuming, so it is good to pause, disconnect and then try to distinguish between what is "mine" and what is "not mine". Two criteria will help you do this. One is rational, pragmatic, asking yourself "what value does this create for me?". The second is the body's reaction. The body is our biological identity. If we learn to use the signals it sends us, we will have a good instrument for making choices, and the brain will reflect the body's signals and integrate them into a healthy way of thinking.

Thus, the ability to detach ourselves from social roles, to distinguish between what is "mine" and what is "not mine", will allow us to maintain the original dynamics of making a change in our activities.