I think that Moderation is the easiest value to follow. Ben Franklin defines Moderation as not holding grudges/resenting injuries and avoiding the extremes of emotion. It is similar to Temperance of the mind. I don't hold grudges or really hate anyone. The strongest negative feelings I have towards others is annoyance and even then, I don't lash out at anyone for annoyance. When someone does something bad to me I try not to let it affect other parts of my life and generally brush it off or confront the person if it is bothering me a lot. On the other side of the extreme, I don't develop strong positive feelings for anyone very quickly and I don't have a lot of relationships that are based off really strong feelings. Only my family and close friends get that kind of affection, and that has been built up over a long period of time. Overall, avoiding the extremes of emotions seems very easy to me and I have good emotional control, so Moderation is easy.
I think Industry is the hardest value to follow. Ben Franklin defines Industry as working efficiently and not wasting any time, losing all unnecessary actions. I struggle with this in a lot of different ways, the foremost being school work. Oftentimes while working I'll get distracted or I'll not finish something I need to do. Instead of working, I'll browse social media or talk to my friends. In addition to not working efficiently on work I'll lose focus when listening to lectures or presentations, and my note taking often becomes less and less detailed as class goes on. I also have some problems keeping up my focus in workouts and giving my all till the end of it. All in all the virtue of Industry gives me a lot of problems.
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