<p>Experience
Do we benefit from learning about the flaws of people we admire and respect?
Should we pay more attention to people who are older and more experienced than we are?
Do incidents from the past continue to influence the present?
Do we really benefit from every event or experience in some way?
Can books and stories about characters and events that are not real teach us anything useful?
Does true learning only occur when we experience difficulties?
Do memories hinder or help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?
Do people put too much emphasis on learning practical skills?</p>
<p>Hard Work
Is it best for people to accept who they are and what they have, or should people always strive to better themselves?
Do highly accomplished people achieve more than others mainly because they expect more of themselves?
Is persistence more important than ability in determining a person’s success?
Is identity something people are born with or given, or is it something people create for themselves?
Do people achieve greatness only by finding out what they are especially good at and developing that attribute above all else?
Do people truly benefit from hardship and misfortune?
Is it best to have low expectations and to set goals we are sure of achieving?
Is it better to change one’s attitude than to change one’s circumstances?
Is it better for people to be realistic or optimistic?
Can people achieve success only if they aim to be perfect?
Is it sometimes better to take risks than to follow a more reasonable course of action?</p>
<p>Winning
When some people win, must others lose, or are there situations in which everyone wins?
Do people place too much emphasis on winning?
Do people learn more from losing than from winning?
Is the effort involved in pursuing any goal valuable, even if the goal is not reached?</p>
<p>Happiness
Do people need to compare themselves with others in order to appreciate what they have?
Does fame bring happiness, or are people who are not famous more likely to be happy?
Does having a large number of options to choose from make people happy?
Are people more likely to be happy if they focus on goals other than their own happiness?
Is it more important to do work that one finds fulfilling or work that pays well?
Is happiness something over which people have no control, or can people choose to be happy?
Do success and happiness depend on the choices people make rather than on factors beyond their control?</p>
<p>Popular Views
Can common sense be trusted and accepted, or should it be questioned?
Is it better for a society when people act as individuals rather than copying the ideas and opinions of others?
Are widely held views often wrong, or are such views more likely to be correct?
Are organizations or groups most successful when their members pursue individual wishes and goals?
Is it always better to be original than to imitate or use the ideas of others?
Is it always necessary to find new solutions to problems?
Is criticismjudging or finding fault with the ideas and actions of othersessential for personal well-being and social progress?
Can people ever be truly original?
Is it always best to determine one’s own views of right and wrong, or can we benefit from following the crowd?
Is it more valuable for people to fit in than to be unique and different?
Are people more likely to be productive and successful when they ignore the opinions of others?
Do we put too much value on the ideas or actions of individual people?
Is it important to question the ideas and decisions of people in positions of authority?
Do we tend to accept the opinions of others instead of developing our own independent ideas?</p>
<p>Teamwork
Is it necessary for people to combine their efforts with those of others in order to be most effective?
Is compromise always the best way to resolve a conflict?
Can a group of people function effectively without someone being in charge?
Do people achieve more success by cooperation than by competition?</p>
<p>Making Decisions
Should people let their feelings guide them when they make important decisions?
Does planning interfere with creativity?
Should people change their decisions when circumstances change, or is it best for them to stick with their original decisions?
Are decisions made quickly just as good as decisions made slowly and carefully?</p>
<p>Heroes
Should we limit our use of the term “courage” to acts in which people risk their own well-being for the sake of others or to uphold a value?
Should we admire heroes but not celebrities?
Is there a value in celebrating certain individuals as heroes?</p>
<p>Ethics
Does being ethical make it hard to be successful?
Are people’s actions motivated primarily by a desire for power over others?
Should people always be loyal?
Do circumstances determine whether or not we should tell the truth?
Is it important to try to understand people’s motivations before judging their actions?
Can deceptionpretending that something is true when it is notsometimes have good results?
Are established rules too limited to guide people in real-life situations?
Should schools help students understand moral choices and social issues?</p>
<p>Social
Is it sometimes necessary to be impolite?
Do all established traditions deserve to remain in existence?
Is the main value of the arts to teach us about the world around us?
Should modern society be criticized for being materialistic?
Should people take more responsibility for solving problems that affect their communities or the nation in general?</p>
<p>Technology
Has today’s abundance of information only made it more difficult for us to understand the world around us?
Should society limit people’s exposure to some kinds of information or forms of expression?
Are there benefits to be gained from avoiding the use of modern technology, even when using it would make life easier?
Do images and impressions have too much of an effect on people?
Is the most important purpose of technology today different from what it was in the past?
Have modern advancements truly improved the quality of people’s lives?
Can knowledge be a burden rather than a benefit?
Is education primarily the result of influences other than school?
Does a strong commitment to technological progress cause a society to neglect other values, such as education and the protection of the environment?
Are all important discoveries the result of focusing on one subject?
Do newspapers, magazines, television, radio, movies, the Internet, and other media determine what is important to most people?</p>