Ask Yourself Empowering Questions

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The website content presents a 10-day writing challenge focused on personal growth through answering empowering questions.

Abstract

The article titled "Ask Yourself Empowering Questions" introduces a writing challenge aimed at encouraging writers to explore deep, open-ended questions about life and personal experiences. It emphasizes the importance of considering these questions to improve decision-making and self-awareness. Participants are invited to write about any of the provided questions in the form of poetry, essays, or other creative expressions. The challenge, hosted by "Write Under the Moon," encourages the use of the tag "Moonchallenges" for submissions to be featured on the publication's front page. The article suggests that engaging with these empowering questions can lead to surprising self-discoveries and can be a valuable exercise when faced with difficult decisions.

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The article suggests that the average person makes numerous decisions daily, often unconsciously due to a lack of time for careful evaluation.
It posits that asking empowering questions helps individuals to uncover problems and consider new possibilities, as opposed to closed questions that may lead to judgment and a closed mind.
The author believes that reflecting on these questions can prepare individuals for better decision-making and potentially alter their approach to choices they face.
The challenge is presented as an opportunity for writers to share their insights and potentially make a difference by inspiring others with their reflections.
The article encourages writers to tag the author and use a specific tag for their submissions, indicating a desire for community engagement and visibility for participants' work.
It implies that the process of writing about these questions can trigger memories or scenarios that may lead to regret or affirmation of past decisions.
The article concludes by recommending an AI service, ZAI.chat, as a cost-effective alternative to ChatGPT Plus (GPT-4), suggesting the author's endorsement of the service for writers or interested individuals.

A challenge for all writers.

What does it mean to be human? by Stefan Keller from Pixabay

There is such a thing as too many choices.

The average person makes a lot of decisions every day. We make a lot of these choices unconsciously even when we think we’re using logic.

One reason we don’t weigh the pros and cons of every decision is the lack of time. We don’t have time to carefully evaluate each option, so we go with our gut.

Taking the time to think about the big questions in life is one way we can prepare for decision-making.

Ask empowering questions.

Empowering questions invite you to ponder ideas and notice what comes up for you. They are open-ended questions, with no right or wrong answer.

Asking empowering questions helps you uncover problems you might be facing and it allows you to consider possibilities. Questions that invite a yes or no answer tend to keep you in judgment, which keeps your mind closed to possibilities.

I invite you to select one of the following questions and write about it.

You can make it a poem or a short rant, or a longer essay if that is what comes to you. It might trigger a memory or scenario where you followed your gut, only to wish you’d done something else.

This is a short 10-day challenge, and you can jump in at any time. Complete as many questions in whatever order you wish. Your answers may surprise you.

If you submit to Write Under the Moon, please use the tag Moonchallenges so your article will appear in the Challenges Tab on the front page.

I look forward to reading your responses.

What does it mean to be human?

What experience do I want to create now?

What is your worst flaw and why are you keeping it?

What’s right with this picture? (instead of focusing on what’s wrong.)

How do we get our best ideas?

What are you measuring right now?

What can you be the best at in the world?

What can I share or teach to someone else?

What single thing can I do today to make a difference in this situation?

What about this will matter in 100 years?

The next time you are faced with a tricky decision, try asking an empowering question.

Please tag any writers that might be interested in playing along and please be sure to tag me @treelangdon so I can read your thoughts.