Great questions
7 Lenses
Ask: What would this look like if it were true?
Ask: What does this look like from above?
Ask: What is someone else’s experience with this?
Ask: What is the best argument for this?
Ask: What is the strongest counter-argument against this?
Ask: How can this be approached with unconventional methods?
Ask: How would this issue change if scaled up or
The Right Questions: Ten Essential Questions to Guide You to an Extraordinary Life
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Big thinking questions
What do I spend a silly amount of money on? How might I scratch my own itch?
What if I did the opposite for 48 hours?
What would I do/have/be if I had $10 million? What’s my real TMI?
What are the worst things that could happen? Could I get back here?
If I could only work 2 hours per week on my business, what would I do?
What if I
Big questions interrupt the daily routines people fall into and prompt them to step back and see their life from a distance. Here are some of my favorite questions that do that: “What crossroads are you at?” At any moment, most of us are in the middle of some transition. The question helps people focus on theirs. “What would you do if you weren’t
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Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes,
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