If you are aiming to improve, to change in a positive way... having people who are candid with you is useful. Who do you listen to though? And what do you use.
My brother believes there is a Golden Standard, and that not having that or using that as a barometer means you are potentially liable to wander, with an inherent bias.
I think the key thing in moving forward is to seek out people who disagree with you. To read stuff by people who are recognised in their field but who hold the opposite opinion to what you do. I think you should almost spend more time analysing the `opposition' argument, than you do your own. The thing that is difficult is to analyse it without a pre-emptive desire to prove it wrong.
That desire is strong in all of us. We all want to be right. So working on that `disinterested' search for the truth is the big challenge.
But, you can't just wander around not doing anything because you think you are more likely wrong than right. Much of the `collective wisdom' we have gained from teachers, friends, parents and grandparents must hold some sort of value... as long as we ask the hard questions.
I reckon though, the list of things you can do that are really really wrong is pretty short, and shouldn't scare you into inaction.
What would the `deadly sins' be for someone who doesn't believe in sins? What are the things that should be considered `unforgiveable' by society?
I would guess here are a few biggies:
1. Murder
2. Rape
3. Child Abuse
Then I would put in a second category:
1. Theft
and a third
1. Breaking Contract ==> should have a preagreed penalty
2. Misrepresentation/Deceit
There are a few modern `10 commandments' floating around out there. It is definitely worth thinking of your own... I will have to give some thought as to what mine are.
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