Becoming the best version of yourself
Work on your weaknesses
You have decided to do something
THINK about the consequences of your actions.
Do they effect others?
Yes
What's best for YOU?
Does this choice benefit both of you? (and is the best of beneficial choices)
No
Yes
Remember to consider other options.
Are there other options you haven't truly considered?
No
Acknowledge that you could be wrong.
Will making this choice limit future choices?
Yes
Does the limit of choices make you a less ideal person?
Yes
No
Consider them. Use this flow chart from the start with them. Every time you say yes, make a note of the options and follow this flow chart. Once you have a full list of options, re-evaluate ALL options, but choose the "No" path.
How long term are the consequences?
Short
Can you accept the consequences easily?
No
Is this the clear BEST path?
No
Yes
Consider options.
Do you know what they are?
No
Yes
Figure them out
Do you have a priority list?
No
Are any affecting your daily life?
Yes
No
Consider prioritizing it
Yes
Do you know how to work on them?
After you've performed an action
REFLECT on your actions
Did the flow chart make the correct choice?
No
Yes
Adjust the flow chart
Have realistic expectations
No
Is this a situation that your ideal self would be hindered by?
Yes
Are you sure? Think hard.
Okay, fine, be selfish and do what's best for you.
Long
No
No
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Yes
Yes
Does it make you an evil person?
Do what's best for them
Do it
DUH, do the thing. Remember the consequences, and decide if you made the right choice (to help future decision making)
Yes
No
Can you go back to being a good person?
Yes
No
Find another option or consider suicide.
You suck that you've gone this far down the wrong path. Consider suicide.
Still not an option?
You are now a beast. Good luck becoming human.
This doesn't really represent my views. But I'm not sure what to put here. I started with the extreme so that we can pull back from here.
KEY
Green = Yes
Yellow = No
Blue = Questions
Purple = Decisions
If you take offense, consider the fact that you might be taking offense when you shouldn't. In other words, if you take offense, it's your problem. This is intended to be only a beneficial flow chart of how to make choices based on my own personal version of morality. Take it or leave it.
Also, this is a work in progress. Very early days.