Learning how to ask good questions is a legitimate discipline worth studying. We underestimate how much insight, connection, and alpha are unlocked by the right series of words. Exponents of this art form change the texture of a conversation at any moment.

It’s more impactful to know your most talented contemporaries than your heroes. Meeting a hero is unlikely to change the course of your life. But if you meet the most talented minds of your generation early, you can spend the next fifty years collaborating with them as they scale.