perennially great questions to ask
because questions are the most important things you can have
perennially great questions to ask
What hard lesson keeps repeating itself in your life because you refuse to learn it?
3-2-1: Two steps for better results, the qualities of a great career, and how to handle good luck
I think “And what else?” is the best coaching question in the world. It does two things: It extends the period of curiosity, and it tames your advice monster.
Describe your ideal self—the qualities you’d most like to embody—in five words. Then, to find your shadow self, locate the opposing qualities of each one. The shadow self describes the parts of ourselves we most ardently reject and repress. I think my ideal self would be: insightful, generous, authentic, funny, discerning. That means my shadow self... See more
Haley Nahman • #222: In what specific way are you annoying?
Which of my strongest beliefs are formed on second-hand information vs. first-hand experience?
If I could not compare myself to anyone else, how would I define a good life?
Whose views do I criticize that I would actually agree with if I lived in their shoes?
Who do I envy that is actually less happy than I am?
Looking back, am I any good at... See more
If I could not compare myself to anyone else, how would I define a good life?
Whose views do I criticize that I would actually agree with if I lived in their shoes?
Who do I envy that is actually less happy than I am?
Looking back, am I any good at... See more
Collab Fund • A Few Questions
What’s one word on your mind right now?
What’s an idea that jumped out at you from what you just heard?
What did this remind you of?
Share one way you might make this better.
On a scale of 1 to 5, how confident/excited/clear are you on what you just heard?
Raise your hand if you felt ____ about this. Raise your hand if you felt _____ about this. (Bonus
Sam Liebeskind • Better Questions than “Any Questions?”
What kind of life do you want to build? What values do you want your work to reflect? What skills do you want to develop? How do you want to contribute to the world around you? What kind of people do you want to work alongside?
And then:
What are you willing to sacrifice for those things? What discomfort are you willing to endure? What would make... See more
And then:
What are you willing to sacrifice for those things? What discomfort are you willing to endure? What would make... See more
What if you gave yourself the gift of inner acceptance? What would it open up for you?
What if you gave yourself the gift of inner acceptance?
Talk about potential mistakes before they happen and people start looking for ways to prevent them.
Talk about actual mistakes after they happen and people start looking for reasons to defend their actions.
What do we need to be talking about now, so we can learn the lessons before we need them?
Talk about actual mistakes after they happen and people start looking for reasons to defend their actions.
What do we need to be talking about now, so we can learn the lessons before we need them?