How to build the habit of virtue

When was the last time anyone asked you that? When was the last time you asked yourself?

Growing up I was involved in Boy Scouts — every Tuesday night I was asked what good deed I had done that day. The question may seem innocuous, but it forces you to act with more intention.

It is possible to do a good deed randomly or because someone tells you, but you won’t grow from that. The only way to become a virtuous person, according to Aristotle, is to live purposefully. Be full of intent as you do a good deed, it will help you to set an intention and grow as a person.

We become more virtuous through habits and education.

So let me ask again. What good deed have you done today and what good deed will you do tomorrow?

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