In my son’s new school, I saw a poster/sign in a classroom, obviously made by one of the staff, and I thought it could be a pretty complete philosophy for life:
- Have you been kind today?
- Are you making good choices?
- Are you doing your very best work?
Ilike that these are questions, rather than imperatives: there’s the opportunity for reflection, rather than just another message being dinned into your head.
I especially like the second question. The extension of that is, what are you doing right now and is what you should be doing?
Some may find this simplistic or childish, but think of all the events in the news or your daily life where a little self-examination might have made all the difference.