Values: card sort «Top-5 values»
Clarify your true values through a catalog of 150 cards: 12 categories, step-by-step sorting 30→15→10→5, a check «do I live by them».
What this technique is
Values: card sort «Top-5 values» is a MAC self-knowledge technique: from a catalog of 150 value-cards (12 categories) the user picks the resonating ones, then step-by-step compresses them 30→15→10→5, then for each marks «do I live by it» (yes/partly/no) and briefly writes what supports or hinders.
Why
To hear true values, not the ones you would name with your mind. Choosing with cards bypasses rationalization and gives access to what truly matters.
When to use
When you want to understand what truly matters to you. When decisions come hard — because the base is unclear. When life feels alien or empty and you need to see what's missing.
The «Top-5 values» technique is a way to hear your true values, not the ones you would name with your mind. You open a catalog of 12 categories, pick the values that resonate, then step-by-step compress them: 30 → 15 → 10 → 5. For each of the top-5 you mark whether you live by it now, and briefly write what supports or hinders. A value is not a goal or a desire, but something that matters in itself: when it's absent, life feels empty or alien. Choosing with cards (visual + word) helps bypass rationalization and hear the response. The entry can be downloaded as PDF and saved to the account.