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how much should one reflect on his life so as to render it worthwhile?

(this of course assumes that reflecting on ones life is the only way to appreciate its significance--animals appear to lack the capacity to reflect on their lives, to entertain the possibility of nothingness, so we have sympathy for them, as it seems that without this capacity they cannot appreciate life as life, yet this isnt to say that they don't enjoy their time alive.

but As Kierkegaard knew too well, reflection can turn in on itself and become ugly we must impose limits on this reflection, because clearly it has the ability to hinder life. But before delving into this question, maybe we need to assess a more original one. That is, are we really in a position to be making value judgments? Who is to say that the man who concerns himself solely with material possessions, making money, etc., is leading a more valuable existence? The same applies to the man on the other end of the spectrum who devotes his entire life to lofty metaphysical questions (the essence of dialectic, etc.) but ignores his family, cuts himself from the ropes of earth...

He had wildly expressive mannerisms, exaggerated-

Nietzsche0---thus spoke zarathustra
zarathustra, the godless, descends from the mountains

Fish-kah
In my native language, means curse on the ocean
the fox that prowls by day
and the horse that runs all mornings
may run free
reflect though on the one who names these animals, these things
why not make up words
if all they do is refer