I like all these things, yes indeed.

[flexagon]

A bunch of guides to simplifying life (one example) seem to start with identifying one's values, something so goddamn grandiose and abstract that I tend to blank out entirely.

That's why I found this list of values really helpful. Reading all the way down, here are some of the ones that jumped out at me...


Integrity.

Playfulness. <-- this one wasn't on the list but it's here anyway.

Precision. Self-control.

Endurance, soundness, stability.

Elegance.

Loyalty.

Financial independence.

Health.

Growth.

Balance, composure.

Comfort. Wealth.

Thoughtfulness.

Humor, cameraderie.

(I have developed an allergy to the word Impact, thanks to work where they just lurrrrve this word.) Usefulness.

Justice.

Maturity, watchfulness.

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[elbren]

Its length was helpful to me - I glanced over it, and anything that held my eye for a whole moment got copied over to my list. If I stopped to actually read them I'd think about "do I value this" and then i'd get caught in loops of
"whether I should value this more", so the glancing exercise was very informative, in that the results seem true enough that I don't feel comfortable posting them publicly.

[flexagon]

the results seem true enough that I don't feel comfortable posting them publicly.

Ooh, nice. That's when you know you've really got something. The last time that happened to me was from a book... I learned where I get my drive and energy from (psychologically) and it was pretty scary to think about giving that newly-found "key" to anyone.