Regarding left and right, there was an article in the Economist before the election with this graphic (markup mine).
The binary for me that I’ve been focussing on over the past couple years has been:
0 - closed to protect
1 - open to learn
From a quick google search this idea might have originated with the Course in Miracles. Whatever its source, I think it covers a lot of ground and I use it often when faced with daily challenges.