A call for common sense and a well reasoned life, an attempt at inspiration, an encouragement to develop yourself, a personal challenge, and much more.
- Who am I?
- What is the purpose for my existence?
- Is there a God?
- If there is a God, how would I find out about him?
- Is religion worthwhile?
- When faced with a hard decision, how do I decide?
- How should I decide?
- Am I a person that other people appreciate?
- If yes, then why? If no, then why? (I’m only counting this as one question)
- Do others feel physically and emotionally safe around me?
- If yes, then why? If no, then why?
- Do I get enough exercise to be healthy?
- How can I get more exercise?
- How can I enjoy exercise more?
- How can I enjoy life more?
- What stops me from enjoying life?
- Am I an active and contributing part of a community? (Community could be family)
- How can I be better involved in my community?
- How can I help others to have a better life?
- Do I listen to other people?
- When I listen, am I trying to understand the person or am I putting my own experience into what they are saying too much? (Selfish listening versus empathic listening)
- What do I do that is selfish?
- What do I do that is selfless?
- Do I act in a morally consistent way? (Applying the same standard of rules to myself as others)
- Where do my morals come from?
- Are my morals fair?
- Do I care about justice in the world?
- Where does our desire for justice come from?
- Am I a positive or negative person?
- Am I optimistic? Pessimistic? Realistic?
- Can I take criticism without getting defensive?
- Can I give criticism without being offensive?
- What is love?
- Why do we want to love and be loved?
- Why does it take work to love others sometimes?
- Why is love so satisfying at times while being so unsatisfying at other times?
- Why do we hurt other people?
- Why are puppies so cute and cuddly?
- Why is the sky blue?
- Why are spring blossoms so pretty?
- How does the Internet work?
- What is my favourite food?
- Why do we find things funny?
- Why do we laugh at inappropriate things sometimes?
- What do I want to do with my life?
- When will I die?
- What happens when I die?
- Am I scared of dying?
- How can I deal with the death of loved ones and my own certain death?
- Do I think about things enough?
- Do I make space to think hard about important things?
- Do I distract myself with entertainment too much?
- What do I miss out on doing because of entertainment?
- Is my entertainment social?
- When was the last time that I stepped out of my comfort zone socially?
- When was the last time that I took a calculated risk?
- Do I trust the media?
- If so, how far do I trust the media?
- What routines do I adopt unconsciously in my life?
- What routines do I rely on for “mental comfort”?
- How adaptable am I when my routine is upset?
- Do I try and develop my ability to adapt to unfamiliar situations?
- Am I aware of potential sources of danger around me?
- Am I over or under cautious when trusting other people?
- Do I threaten people?
- Am I trustworthy?
- Do I make promises I can’t keep?
- Am I a procrastinator?
- Which social/cultural/religious groups do I associate myself with?
- Do I feel better being associated with a group or being identified as an individual?
- Do I show much creative talent?
- What is creativity?
- Am I a good learner?
- Am I a good teacher?
- Is there a difference between teaching and learning?
- Am I good at helping or serving others?
- Is it worth giving to charity?
- Do I care about money?
- Should people care about money?
- How much money is “enough”?
- How much pain/sadness must I know to be able to appreciate joy/happiness?
- If God exists, does he want me to be happy?
- If God exists, is he happy?
- Could I learn another language if I tried?
- Am I a shy person?
- Do I think that war is an appropriate way of dealing with conflict?
- How can I know if global warming is really happening?
- What does “sustainable living” mean?
- Who should be my role models and heroes?
- Am I any one's hero?
- What makes a person worthy of being a hero?
- Do people ever follow the wrong person?
- Should I feel bad if I make a mistake?
- Am I capable of choosing based on rational/logical thought even if my emotions/feelings make me want to choose something else?
- Is there ever a time when someone should go with their emotions instead of the logic?
- When is it okay to be afraid?
- How would I bring up kids in an ideal world?
- Is a mortgage worth getting?
- Should I have a second helping?
- What other questions do I need to ask myself?