good questions
suddenly. They gradually congeal in your head. And what makes
them congeal is experience. So the way to find great questions is
not to search for them â not to wander about thinking, what great
discovery shall I make? You can't answer that; if you could, you'd
have made it.
paulgraham.com ⢠What You'll Wish You'd Known
Peter Thiel will also sometimes ask potential hires, âWhat problem do you face every day that nobody has solved yet?â
Graham Duncan Blog ⢠Whatâs going on here, with this human?
Ted Gioia ⢠How to Read Plato
What are you good at? What could you be the best at? What makes you happy? What excites you? What makes you feel accomplished and good about yourself? What are you most proud of having accomplished in your life? Can you repeat this or further develop it? What do you enjoy sharing or experiencing with other people?
Some questions that Iâve found to be very effective in one-on-ones: If we could improve in any way, how would we do it? Whatâs the number-one problem with our organization? Why? Whatâs not fun about working here? Who is really kicking ass in the company? Whom do you admire? If you were me, what changes would you make? What donât you like about the
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