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 is your play history?
What are the layers of resistance you have to overcome?
When you start managing someone, use your 1:1s in the first couple of weeks to understand their Context. Most new managers focus solely on Content (projects/goals/blockers). But Context + Content lets you move faster from Rapport to Credibility to Trust.
Example 1:1 questions:
Shreyas Doshitwitter.comWhy am I so sure about this?
358 / The feed no longer surprises but sedates
“How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?”
—Jerry Colonna
Before I decide to do something, my first question is:
“What problem are we solving?”
9 times out of 10, answering that question shows me:
1) It’s not really a problem (so I can ignore it)
2) What I was planning on doing wasn’t the best way to solve... See more
Alex Hormozitwitter.comI would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.
– Richard Feynman
Does the idea align with the zeitgeist and culture of the time?
Does the idea resonate with the repressed aspects of people's identities during that period?