self discovery

On a journey of self discovery he got lost and was easily attracted to the way and manner people went about their daily activities. Socrates said "Man, know thyself". That's a point of note on how the knowledge of self was viewed important by this highly esteemed scholar. Say discovery of self is a process and not an end and my curiosity would be aroused as to how long should it take a man to fully attain full discovery. Or at what level or stage can we say i have fully discovered self ? Maybe since learning is a continuous process, i will just equate same to self discovery. But in our world today, this issue is more propagated than carried out. Its not just about what you like, hate, love or dislike which we are always okay and comfortable at bragging about. Impact is what i want to point my fingers to on this series of self science so that you don't just live in a self created space/vacuum of emotional inconsistencies. But let your living touch just one person positively.