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As soon as I stumbled on people talking about Kegan’s levels, it captured my curiosity: “finally, a coherent theory of self-development!”. My hopes were of course immediately towards actually being able to use it. So I warn you to take the theory with a grain of salt. The core idea of the theory is that there are 5 developmental levels into which where you are categorized. The levels are mutually exclusive, but you aren’t strictly pigeonholed into a particular one. You are usually in a transition from one level to another. Each level is defined by your ability to regard particular aspects of your life as an object, rather than being completely subjected to it and thus being unable to reflect on them. If that sounds confusing, in other words, it means that your level in Kegan’s defined hierarchy depends on how well you are aware of some aspects in your life and capitulated on them as opposed to being pushed around by forces you don’t understand. These aspects of life are described by Be

Kegan's Levels (or Constructive Developmental Theory) published: 06 March 2016 last updated: 05 May 2020 certainty: likely status: finished Introduction As soon as I stumbled on people talking about Kegan’s levels, it captured my curiosity: “finally, a coherent theory of self-development!” . My hopes were of course immediately towards actually being able to use it . So I warn you to take the theory with a grain of salt. The core idea of the theory is that there are 5 developmental levels into which where you are categorized. The levels are mutually exclusive, but you aren’t strictly pigeonhole

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