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What are the specific thoughts that keep me up at night and what is a realistic way I can address them during daylight hours instead?

Self-Reflection

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How do you know when you are actually being authentic versus just being stubborn?

SocialAuthenticity

How do you usually pull yourself out of a bad headspace?

SocialMetacognition

Pick one standard you set for yourself that you've never questioned and ask one person you trust whether they'd hold themselves to the same bar.

ActionSelf-worth

What's a thought that keeps looping in your head like a song you can't turn off?

SocialMetacognition

Do you ever feel like you are too focused on the future to enjoy the present?

SocialMindfulness

What's one thing you're intentionally doing to be more reflective?

SocialAwareness

Before bed tonight write one sentence about something you want to do differently tomorrow based on how today actually went.

ActionMetacognition

The next time a familiar worry surfaces today write its name down and set the paper aside instead of following the thought.

ActionMetacognition

Write down tonight the moment in today when your focus felt sharpest and what you were doing at the time.

ActionMetacognition

Name one unspoken rule about money you absorbed growing up and write one sentence on how it shows up in what you do now.

ActionMoney

What's one emotion I tend to intellectualize instead of feel?

Self-ReflectionEmotions

Write down one cultural norm about how people your age are supposed to handle money and mark whether you've followed it without realizing.

ActionCultural

Pick one financial message you got from your culture growing up and write one sentence on whether you've ever actually decided if you agree with it.

ActionMoney

What's one belief I have about feelings that I might want to unlearn?

Self-ReflectionEmotions

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