good questions
- What is the highest-growth environment you’ve ever been in? What made it that way? (growth interpreted broadly: professional, in hobbies, interpersonal, etc)
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Andy Matuschak https://x.com/andy_matuschak/status/1781444664127541449
- Peter Thiel will also sometimes ask potential hires, “What problem do you face every day that nobody has solved yet?”
Jake added 3mo ago
Peter Thiel will also sometimes ask potential hires, “What problem do you face every day that nobody has solved yet?”
- @mckaywrigley I have a bunch of questions I ask. What would you build for yourself? What did previous companies you've worked for need? What are you an expert in? What have you noticed recently that seemed broken? If you were going to build something just for fun, what would it be?
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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. (
note · by Sam Liebeskind on Better Questions than “Any Questions?”
Jake added 4mo ago
- 16. The truth of anything is multidimensional and impossible to fully grasp. So a better question than “Is this true?” is “In what scenario is this true?”
Jake added 3mo ago
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.
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- What's a small change you've made that's led to big results in your life?
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- As soon as you start asking questions, you have an obligation to listen to the answers.
from How to Read Plato by Ted Gioia
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“I know that talent doesn’t feel like you’re amazing. It feels like the difficulties that trouble others are mysteriously absent in your case. Don’t ask yourself where your true gifts lie. Ask what other people seem weirdly bad at.” Sasha Chapin
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