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PTPL 122: Aligning Your Task List with the Values All Humans Share
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Human beings value different things, and tend to prioritize those things based on their current stage of life. What we value will inevitably guide our daily actions.
Carl Pullein and Shalom H. Schwartz have compiled lists of what they believe to be values all humans — or human societies — share. Benjamin Franklin made no such claims, but his list of 13 virtues have inspired me for decades.
Carl refers to eight values, or Areas of Focus. Their order in your life will depend on your current priorities.
- Relationships — the important sentient beings in your life
- Spirituality — connection with a higher power
- Health and Fitness — physical health
- Personal Development — increasing knowledge, skills
- Finances — handling money well
- Career and Business — being a competent, successful…
