
1, #91 - What? So What? Now What?

Situation: What is the state of affairs today?Complication: What has changed that requires action?Resolution: Minto Pyramid-style: answer-first followed by supporting arguments.
Lenny Rachitsky • The Minto Pyramid Principle and the SCR Framework
There will be a small group of “What” and “How” questions that you will find yourself using in nearly every situation. Here are a few of them: What are we trying to accomplish? How is that worthwhile? What’s the core issue here? How does that affect things? What’s the biggest challenge you face? How does this fit into what the objective is?
Chris Voss • Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Packy McCormick: We live in a world where expertise can be justly claimed by anyone who can continue to prove it. Synthesis and storytelling are the keys to navigating that world. In a world with so much information available and fewer unquestioned experts, the ability to let large amounts of information wash over you, figure out where to dive deep... See more