An exercise to get to know yourself better
If you want to explore your own personality through this little game, try the following:
Make a list of five ingredients that are almost always in your kitchen.
Ask yourself which one you could eliminate without feeling a real void.
Reflect on why. Is it for health reasons, for taste, for tradition, for convenience?
Observe what story that answer tells you about yourself.
There are no right or wrong answers. Only reflections.
The final reflection
: The most valuable lesson this exercise offers, as understood by that eighty-seven-year-old doctor sitting with her cup of coffee and salt, is simple yet profound: small, everyday decisions are the true foundation of our well-being. Not grand changes or ambitious goals, but the daily gestures we repeat without thinking. What we put on our plate—and what we choose to leave out—is a silent reflection of our journey, our values, and the memories we carry with us. Paying attention to these details is, ultimately, a warm and honest way to get to know ourselves better.
