| Question | My honest answer |
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| What do I believe about effort? Does hard work pay off, or is the world more random than that? | |
| What do I believe about people? Are they mostly trustworthy, mostly self-interested, or something else? | |
| What do I believe about fairness? Is life fair? Should it be? | |
| What do I believe about suffering? Does it have meaning, or is it just pain? | |
| What do I believe about change? Is it something to chase or something to endure? | |
| What do I believe about control? How much of my life can I actually shape? | |
| What do I believe about success? What does it look like, and who gets to have it? | |
| What do I believe about uncertainty? Is it threatening or exciting? | |
| What do I believe about time? Am I running out, or do I have enough? |
Is this permanent or temporary? (Will this always be true, or is this a moment?)
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Is this pervasive or specific? (Does this affect everything, or just this area?)
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Is this personal or situational? (Did I cause this, or did circumstances contribute?)
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