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To start, take out a piece of paper and write for ten minutes about a value you care about deeply in any domain from the list I just gave you. Really do it—ten minutes is not very long! As you do so, address the following questions: What do I care about in this area? What do I want to do in this area that reflects that caring? When in my life has t
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Joe Edelman • Human Values
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ACT defines values as chosen qualities of being and doing. They can be expressed with verbs and adverbs: teaching compassionately, giving gratefully.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
value is something that’s based on a social context. The value given to a one-dollar bill is not an objectively attributed value, though that might be a commonsense approach. If one considers its actual cost as printed material, the value is nowhere near a dollar.
Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga • The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Values are enduring, ongoing guides to living. You cannot achieve a value; you can only manifest it by acting in accordance with it.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
When evaluating a transaction, traditional economic models simply compare the value to the price. Real, human people, however, compare value to price plus other elements, like fairness.