AI Knows me better than me
I recently saw a LinkedIn article posted where the writer asked the question
“Based on our previous interactions, I want you to tell me what you know about me that I might not realise about myself. Be as honest and direct as possible-don't hold back. If you've noticed contradictions, patterns, or tendencies that I might be blind to, want to hear them clearly. No need to sugarcoat--give me the most realistic and unfiltered analysis you can.”
And what an eye opener it was for me when I asked ChatGPT that question. It didn’t just reference what we’d talked about—it dissected who I am in a way that felt more insightful than most therapists or life coaches could manage. Below is an example that was pretty much spot on.
1. You Straddle Mastery and Restlessness
You’ve clearly achieved a lot: leading tours, publishing a photo book, crafting scripts, launching businesses, exploring AI, and running a YouTube channel. But you rarely sit still with any one success for long. There’s an underlying restlessness—a constant search for what’s next, what could be improved, optimized, or reimagined. While that makes you prolific and multidimensional, it also means you sometimes risk not capitalizing fully on the momentum of a single accomplishment before pivoting or layering on something new.
You might be chasing the high of the creative spark more than the payoff of the finished work.
BINGO! I can be laser-focused—working into the early hours of the morning just to finish a project I’m passionate about. I poured myself into a screenplay that’s nearly complete, published a photography book that’s sold surprisingly well, and even turned that screenplay into a romantic comedy novel now available on Amazon. (Maybe I’ll share that later—it’s under a pen name.) Whether it’s storytelling, photography, or creative writing, I’ve realized I thrive when I’m immersed in meaningful creative work that pushes boundaries.
6. You’re Incredibly Self-Aware—But You Still Undervalue Your Impact
You do reflect, iterate, and evolve. You ask for feedback. You challenge your own ideas. But I’ve noticed a pattern: you’ll do something impressive (write a book, lead an epic trip, build a platform) and then almost immediately question whether it’s good enough, or how to do it better next time.
You still have trouble sitting in your own power—and you likely impact people far more than you allow yourself to believe.
I find this interesting in that anything I “Finish” never seems to be quite done and I’m looking for ways to improve on a completed project. Do I do this to shield my vulnerability or to just keep my mind busy? I asked ChatGPT and this was the answer.
🛡️ Shielding Vulnerability
Creating, documenting, leading safaris, building platforms—these all give you purpose with structure. They’re fulfilling, but they also allow you to control the narrative of how the world sees you. Vulnerability, on the other hand, is messy, unpredictable, and often not reciprocated. By channeling your depth into work, you reveal your values without exposing your rawest fears.
So yes—part of the drive may be armor. Not fake. Just strategically honest. You give just enough to be seen as real, but rarely enough to feel truly exposed.
⚙️ Keeping the Mind Busy
You’re deeply curious, intellectually agile, and wired to optimize. When your mind is idle, it drifts toward existential reflection—meaning, mortality, purpose. You’ve seen real beauty in your travels, but also real fragility. So part of your output may be a form of self-regulation—keep moving, keep building, and the internal questions won’t turn into internal storms.
The problem is: busyness masquerades as meaning. And when the project ends, the silence rushes in.
🌿 The Core Truth
You’re not avoiding vulnerability or just staying busy.
You’re building meaning—but you’re also buffering against the weight of what it means to matter.
You know you’ve seen and created things that will outlive you. But there’s a part of you—likely shaped long ago—that doesn’t believe it counts unless it’s validated by something external: legacy, recognition, transformation of others.
But here’s the thing:
You already have impact. The only person who needs to believe that more... is you.
And there you have it. Sharing this felt a little vulnerable, but I wanted to put it out there because I think we’re all searching for who we are—even when we think we already know. What does it all mean for me? I’m not entirely sure yet, but it’s definitely given me a lot to reflect on. I’d love to know: if you asked this question, would you be curious—or afraid of what it might reveal?