How do I identify my actual strengths when I'm used to focusing on fixing weaknesses?

This is the real pivot Patanjali points to: the mind naturally gravitates toward what's broken. We're wired for threat-detection. But mastery—true learning—begins when you flip that lens. Start small. Over the next week, notice three moments when you felt capable, engaged, or genuinely useful to someone. Not moments of perfection. Moments of *aliveness*. Write them down without overthinking. What were you doing? Who were you with? What mattered about it? These aren't ego strokes. They're data about how your mind actually works best. Once you see the pattern, you stop chasing someone else's definition of strength. You start building on what's already moving in you. Patanjali taught that the mind becomes what it practices. If you practice only seeing failure, that's what deepens. If you practice noticing capability—even small, ordinary capability—something shifts. You begin to recognize yourself as someone who *can*, not just someone who should. That's where sustainable practice begins.