All the Answers | Seth's Blog
Stay curious. Improve the quality of questions before getting to work on answers. Use more questions to see beyond the obvious answers. Improve group dynamics by ensuring there is enough attention given to asking the right questions. Be interested.
Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference
we’ve been trained since childhood to value the answer. school taught us that. the world graded us on it.
but real thinkers, dangerous thinkers, chase questions.
not to look smart. not to win arguments.
but to see differently.
to peel back the world & ask: why does this even look like this?
to ask things like:
but real thinkers, dangerous thinkers, chase questions.
not to look smart. not to win arguments.
but to see differently.
to peel back the world & ask: why does this even look like this?
to ask things like:
- what assumptions are hiding in plain sight?
- w
answers are now insanely cheap
Leading from good to great does not mean coming up with the answers and then motivating everyone to follow your messianic vision. It means having the humility to grasp the fact that you do not yet understand enough to have the answers and then to ask the questions that will lead to the best possible insights.