In Poor Richard's Almanack, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self." What does he mean?

a. We must rely on societal norms to shape our self-concept, and because they are always changing, so too are our concepts of self.
b. Self-awareness has its foundation in a person's upbringing and is unchangeable after childhood.
c. Very few of us are born with the innate ability to decipher the factors that determine the self.
d. Developing self-awareness takes work and is a never ending process complicated by busy and information-filled lives.


Answer: d

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