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The Art of Asking the Right Questions
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The Art of Asking the Right Questions

big think, 2020


Editorial Rating

9

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  • Innovative
  • Engaging
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Recommendation

Don’t let your intellectual insecurities impede you from asking dumb questions. Some of the seemingly most obvious questions, such as, “Why would banks lend money to people who stand next to no chance of paying it back?” could have prevented the 2008 US subprime mortgage crisis. Journalist Warren Berger, geobiologist Hope Jahren, experimental philosopher Jonathon Keats and blogger Tim Ferriss encourage you to maximize your success by voicing the next brilliant dumb question.

Take-Aways

  • Questions, not answers, launch breakthroughs and innovations.
  • Alas, educational systems emphasize answers and devalue exploratory questions.
  • The style of unrestrained questioning that kids gush drives important research.

About the Speakers

Journalist Warren Berger is the author of A More Beautiful Question. Geobiologist Hope Jahren is the author of The Story of More and Lab Girl. Jonathon Keats is an experimental philosopher, and Tim Ferriss, a blogger and investor, is the author of The 4-Hour Workweek and Tools of Titans


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