One of the most common experiences in values clarification work is discovering that your values are in conflict. Freedom and security. Adventure and stability. Achievement and presence. Connection and solitude.
When people first encounter these conflicts, they often want to resolve them by choosing one value over another. This is almost always the wrong approach.
Values conflicts do not need resolution. They need wisdom — the capacity to honour both values at different times, in different contexts.
— Andy FoxIn the ACT framework, values are not ranked in a fixed hierarchy. They are contextual. You might move toward connection in your evenings and toward achievement in your mornings. The skill is not choosing — it is discerning which value to honour, when.
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