1,906 thoughts

Truth, Accountability & Self-Awareness

Owning your part of a mess, and the assumptions you never thought to state.

theme reflection 1,906

Twelve of the 1,906, with the question each one ends on. Open one to read the explanation that sits between them.

“A borrowed opinion can fit comfortably until someone asks you to explain its seams.”

Which of your opinions could you not defend if pressed?

“Convictions are more dangerous foes of truth than lies.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Where has being certain stopped you from looking any further?

“I’m busy” sometimes means “it’s not a priority.” Say the true one to yourself, at least.

Were you actually busy, or was it just not important?

“Fake it till you make it” sounds fine until someone asks you to actually do it Monday morning.

Where are you claiming more skill than you have?

“Growth is finally taking the advice you’ve been giving your friends for years.”

What advice do you give freely and never follow?

“Lies are high-maintenance. The truth never needs you to remember which version you told.”

Which story have you told differently to different people?

“Paying for the gym and never going is annoying. Being alive and never really using it is worse.”

Which part of your life are you paying for unused?

“The body has limits that confidence cannot negotiate indefinitely.”

Which limit of yours are you still arguing with?

“Your face has opinions. Learn to notice when it’s sharing them.”

What does your expression say in a room before you do?

“Actually, let me correct that” mid-conversation is a small flex of honesty most people never use.

When did you last correct yourself out loud mid-sentence?

“Two people can see the same fight and both be honest. That’s why you listen before you decide.”

Whose honest account of an incident differed completely from yours?

“A delay does not become small because the person responsible has stopped thinking about it.”

What are you late on that you have stopped counting?