12 MINUTES · A GUIDED REFLECTION
Principles from a life you have lived
Turn lived experience into a few useful rules of your own.
A provisional personal principle, with an example of when to use it and when to question it.
Which three experiences have taught you something you do not want to forget?
Choose real situations: a good decision, a difficult lesson, or a time you acted in a way you respected. Describe what happened before extracting a rule.
What mattered in each experience, and what did your actions make possible?
Look for patterns in your choices, needs, and circumstances. Avoid turning one painful outcome into a rule about every person or every future.
What principle could help you meet a similar situation?
Try “When this happens, I want to…” or “I make room for…”. Write in your own language, with room for nuance.
When could that principle mislead you or conflict with another value?
A useful principle supports your judgment; it does not replace it. Name an exception or a situation where you would seek another perspective.
Where could you practice one principle this week?
Choose one action and a time to review how it felt. You are allowed to revise your principles as you learn.
Read here or reflect with pen and paper. In the app, you can write, draw, and discuss what you notice.