interesting questions to ask people
For conversation or interviews.
interesting questions to ask people
new favorite interview question courtesy of @patrick_oshag
what's something tangible you want?
most first conversations feel more generic / boring than I'd like, and this one cuts through...
Brie Wolfsonx.com1. He’d built and lost companies with friends, brothers, investors. “It’s never betrayal at first,” he said. “It’s the moment one side starts carrying invisible weight.” One stays up till 2 a.m. solving problems, the other sleeps thinking the engine runs itself. Resentment is just unpriced labor.
2. He taught his... See more
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This face haunted me for years.
I interviewed @jasonfried, founder of the massively successful @basecamp.
On paper, the interview was great.
We talked about how he built Basecamp into a project-management tool that brought in tens of millions dollars a year and... See more
We too often think that deep conversations have to be painful or vulnerable conversations. I try to compensate for that by asking questions about the positive sides of life: “Tell me about a time you adapted to change.” “What’s working really well in your life?” “What are you most self-confident about?” “Which of your five senses is strongest?”
... See moreDavid Brooks • How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
“Tell me about your kids’ personalities.”
—Pastor of Country Faith Church asked this question and I found it so thoughtful and fun to answer.