good questions

on the art of asking questions, as well as examples of good questions to use in all areas of your life - team building, interviewing, improving relationships, research, and more

sari and

if being online makes me feel bad, why am I here? By that I mean, what am I here chasing? What am I hoping to get or fulfill? And is there a better way to get that?

Alara

Scott Alexander’s recent post argues that the best response to AI displacement isn’t optimization or doomerism—it’s play. Figure out what you actually want. Do the thing you love doing.

This is harder than it sounds. We’ve been socialized to optimize for homogeneity, not edge. But just as retail orderflow now moves institutional markets, the... See more

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ssari

how do we get people to awaken into their power and do stuff?

Mark Sabino • It’s All Sweetgreen

Natalie Audelo

Does this feel like something I’m uniquely capable of?

Is this how I want to spend my time and energy?*

What is the right shape/size for this project?

What stresses does this add to my life?

How should this feel if it’s going well?

Behzod Sirjani • Yet Another Year in Review - Year 03.5 — Behzod

sari

The five questions in V2MOM are: What do I really want? What’s important about it? How do I get it? What is preventing me from having it? How will I know that I have it?

Alara

a great question to ask a company when doing dilligence:

"What's a feature request that you get a lot, but that you will never build?"

Helps understand where the focus of the team is

Alara

“What do you mean by XX?” This phrase is exceptional, simple, and under-used in my opinion.

Molly Graham • “Black Hole Words” and the power of asking stupid questions

Natalie Audelo

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sari

re: generative AI: why should anybody be expected to read something you couldn't be bothered to write?

sari