Open-Ended Questions
I think about open-ended questions like they are French doors. Sometimes, we have burning open-ended questions we are just *itching* to ask. This is how I imagine it going.
On communication
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I Respect Your Time
When you are “respecting someone’s time,” are you really making excuses for yourself?
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The Hard Thing About Hard Questions
I’ve always hated hard questions because I have always wanted to have the right answer. Perhaps it’s because I spent more than a decade identifying as a good student. And we all know that a good student has good grades because they know all the right answers.
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A Quiet Voice in a Noisy World
Today I’ve noticed that it’s difficult to bring awareness to anything without accompanying judgment. A simple habit awareness exercise of listing my habits—just the current ones—brought up a lot of questions and concerns about not doing enough... and also, not giving myself enough credit.
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Ask Better Questions
I bought 26 pounds of litter and 12 pounds of dry cat food at our local pet store. The retail associate asked me, “Do you need help carrying these to your car?” My instinctive response was “Nope,” and shortly after, I thought, “Why would I?!” Sure, it was a gut reaction, but I was irritated enough that I took a moment to consider why.
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Making the Intangible Tangible
Of the terms we use to describe the maintenance stage of change (the period of time when you’re working to keep the change you’ve made going)—maintenance, the status quo, continuity, inertia—the only positive one of all of them is probably continuity. Now, consider the words we use that are similar to evolution: progress, positive change, improvement. Just by looking at the terms available to us, we can see what our society values.
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How to Learn and Explain Things
How we learn and acquire knowledge: the role of experience and explanation, and the timing of them...
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