Culture and identity prompts

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What's a social rule from your upbringing about how you treat guests or hosts that most people you know now don't share?

Social

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How can I show more empathy toward people who have different religious or spiritual beliefs than I do?

Self-ReflectionCompassion

Look up one cultural figure from your heritage this week whose work you don't really know.

ActionCultural

Do you think the hustle culture idea of always grinding and optimizing has actually made people happier or just busier?

SocialCultural

Ask yourself what you'd spend your money on if no one you knew would ever find out and write the answer down.

ActionMoney

What identities do I feel I've inherited versus chosen?

Self-ReflectionIdentity

What gets treated as normal in my culture that I've started to think might not be healthy?

Self-ReflectionCultural

Where did I prioritize conformity today over authenticity?

Self-ReflectionAuthenticity

Find one piece of writing this month from someone who shares your cultural background and read it all the way through.

ActionCultural

How can I show more empathy toward someone who is struggling with a language barrier by being more patient and finding new ways to communicate?

Self-ReflectionCompassion

Name one thing you were taught to keep private that people from other backgrounds openly discuss and write one sentence on what that's cost you.

ActionCultural

Write a short list of the money conversations you grew up hearing in your home and mark which ones you still carry with you.

ActionCultural

Pick one expectation about money and success that your culture treats as obvious and write down where you think it came from.

ActionCultural

Write down one cultural message you got about what your body is supposed to look like or how it's supposed to be used and where you think it actually came from.

ActionCultural

What is a way I can be more inclusive of people who have been historically excluded from the spaces I inhabit?

Self-ReflectionCompassion

Do you think social media has made us more judgmental of people who aren't online enough?

SocialDigital

How come I feel like I have to earn downtime by being productive first?

Self-ReflectionWork

Find a community event near you this month from a cultural group you don't belong to and go.

ActionCultural

What is a way I can show more grace to a stranger who is struggling with technology or a language barrier in public?

Self-ReflectionCompassion

Do you think the culture you grew up in gave you a particular idea about what counts as respectable work?

SocialCultural

Bring back one tradition this month that your family stopped doing.

ActionCultural

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