idea from Ben Kuhn — “Staring into the abyss as a core life skill”
- If you had to leave your job today, what would you do instead?
- What’s the best argument in favor of doing that right now?
- If you have a partner, what’s the best argument in favor of breaking up with them?
- Are there ways you behave that you wish you didn’t? What unacknowledged desires could be driving those?
- What have you said “yes” to that you wouldn’t say “hell yes” to? (prompted by Alex Watt)
- Is there something you “should” do that you’re not currently doing? Why? (prompted by Silas Strawn)
- What bad things are you afraid of happening? Imagine in detail what it would be like if they happened. (prompted by Kamilé Lukosiute)
- What do you need that you’re not currently getting? (—David MacIver)
https://open.substack.com/pub/sashachapin/p/some-painful-questions-we-ask-ourselves?r=1eev15&utm_medium=ios
cf https://mindingourway.com/come-to-your-terms/