Out of all the assignments I've done in a classroom setting, Do You Mind? has to be the most enjoyable. Not only do I get freedom of creativity, but I also am beginning to learn a lot about myself through the questions.
The types of questions in a typical Do You Mind? day are not easy to answer. They require me to actually think about my response. For instance, who does owe me an apology? Have I ever really thought of that? I have no reason to lie in these questions because I am the only one who will see them. With that in mind, I find myself answering 100% truthfully. Sometimes the things I write have never even crossed my mind before that day.
I've pinned down why this phenomenon of my self-analysis comes from: The phrasing of the questions. A question like "Who owes you an apology?" is worded to make me think someone owes me an apology. If the question were "Does anyone owe you an apology?" then I might not have written down what I did that day.
I know it seems weird, but I feel as if these questions are helping me move on from high school. They're allowing me to tie up any loose ends that I might have by making me say/write what I truly feel. People lie, but when the only judge is yourself, there's no reason not to be honest.
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