Personal R&D · A reflection exercise

The Eight Cups

A field guide to the worldview you reach for first. Three questions. Each answer adds a dye, or doesn't.

Helps you examine: The worldview you reach for first when something big happens.
Effort: Three questions, about two minutes
You'll need: None. It runs right here, and nothing you pick is stored or sent.

Pick the answer that feels more true today. If both fit, notice which one you reach for first.

Question 1 of 3

Is there a plan?

When something big happens, does it feel like there is some kind of path or reason here? Or does stuff happen, and you decide what it means?

This is a reflection exercise, not a validated assessment. It is three questions and eight names to keep the answers straight. Your answers can change with context and time, and the useful question is what a lens helps you see and what it hides.