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
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good questions
What have I enjoyed the most over the last 3.5 years? What was it about those things that I enjoyed?
With an empty calendar, what am I drawn to? How do I want to spend my time?
Who have I learned the most from? Who do I want to learn from? What kind of games could we play together?
What are the rituals I need to develop to continue being able to
If technology is good, then why do so many algorithms seem to leave us feeling depressed and isolated? Can a video call really replace the full-bodied magic of spending time with someone we love? What’s the difference between a childhood spent playing outside in the fresh air and amongst the trees, and another spent on an iPad levelling up... See more
Phoebe Tickell • New Deep Narratives: We Need New Stories of What It Means to Be Human
What does slow AI look like?
Adam Grant • Are We Too Impatient to Be Intelligent?
We’ve assumed that the way we interact with it is instantaneous. Are we sure that’s right? What if we want to see things, refine things, consider things. I think we want to mull them over. I think we want to discuss them.
How can I thrive while operating contrary to dominant social and cultural trends?
The experts all agree: the trend, they say, is your friend.
All you need to do is identify it, and then you ride it out. And, true enough, I’ve watched thousands of people make a buck doing just that. If you are active in the arts, that may be the single most obvious... See more
The experts all agree: the trend, they say, is your friend.
All you need to do is identify it, and then you ride it out. And, true enough, I’ve watched thousands of people make a buck doing just that. If you are active in the arts, that may be the single most obvious... See more
Ted Gioia • My 12 Favorite Problems
“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
I love the question @jordancooper asks founders- “if there were one thing i needed to understand to see as much value in your business as you do, what would it be and let’s talk about that.”
What would it look like to answer the demanding cries of Earth, to be accountable to the needs of the planet? Given that these questions are likely already familiar to the readers of this publication, perhaps we need to ask something different: Can those of us willing to be accountable do enough to counter the choices of those bent on destruction?... See more