51 Questions That Changed My Life: Tool for Self-Reflection

by Rui Zhi Dong

The Ultimate Book of Powerful Self-Reflection Questions
Improve the quality of your thoughts by changing the questions in your head.

Like any other skill, we need regular practice to get good at asking the better questions.

In this book, you'll find questions that are designed your engagement with lifeBetter understand yourselfGain distance and perspectiveMake better decisionsAvoid cognitive biasesPractice more mindfulnessThink creativelyImprove the quality of your relationshipsQuality self-reflectionLearn how to develop surprising insights
This book of powerful questions is built for maximum impact.

Questions for Decision-Making

Think of better questions as a tool for better insights, clearer thinking, and better decision-making.

For example, What Is The Downside? Is The Downside Acceptable?

This simple question can be used universally in different areas of life.

In investing, this question can get you thinking about how you can avoid losing money. Howard Marks likes to say, focus on the downside and the upside will pretty much take care of itself.

In relationships, this question can help you avoid making decisions that you may come to regret.

Asking the right questions will allow you to see the bigger picture by giving you some distance.

Questions for Deeper Self-Reflection

Far too many people get weighed down in doing, and never take the time to think and feel. Take five minutes, an hour, a day, or even a holiday. If you free up some time to think freely, you’ll be able to see the bigger picture much easier. — Richard Branson

Better questions allow greater self-awareness and inner peace.

Simple questions such Why Do I Have This Thought?Does This Thought Deserve To Be Here?Do I Have The Right People In My Life? What Question Am I Avoiding?What Are The Questions Driving My Life?
The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your questions.When we have feelings of unworthiness, of needing validation, of pain, we can allow these to act as a trigger for reflection. Why Do I Have This Thought?

Learn To Reprogram Your Mind Through Powerful Questions

The internal dialogue that you have in your head — that self talk — it's all just questions and answers.

You have the wonderful power to change the pattern of your thoughts.

You can do this simply by changing your questions.

For example, someone with a scarcity mindset may not act on an incredible opportunity because of their beliefs. "This will never work out! Something always goes wrong! Why even bother?"

When we observe ourselves having thoughts like, Why Is This Not Working Out?, we can use this as a trigger for better questions.

207 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 22, 2022

Reviews

[Gigi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good assortment of basic philosophical questions for journal writing.

[Olivia Behjat · Rating 2 out of 5]

I could not give this book any greater than 2 stars. The book has a self published feel and clearly lacks the polish of being professionally edited. It feels as if minimal effort has been put into the content and writing. The book is a collection of one or two sentences after one another, there is no written prose which limits the written argument. Whilst there are certainly some useful questions in here, the miss-match of unrelated and contradicting quotes throughout the text devalues the content. All of the quotes and references to notable people are from mainly white men. I found one reference to a women, referencing her due to the fact she is a con artist. There are no references or links to scientific or reputable sources. The book is a collection of personal experiences of someone who clearly has worked hard in life but has also been very lucky and is a wealthy individual. Some of the points raised might be helpful for people with a support system in place, but could be harmful for people already struggling in life or in a difficult financial situation.

P.s. bought this for a friend and we had fun discussing it thoroughly over the Christmas period :)