I recently had an interesting conversation with Charlie Herman, the host of Money Talking/WNYC.org, on the topic of questioning. The audio is pretty short—only 12 minutes—and you’ll see at the end that Herman challenges me on whether “appreciative inquiry” is direct and honest enough. Of course, I had to vouch for the power of a good, beautiful question. Check it out:
The accompanying WNYC blog post: http://www.wnyc.org/story/5-questions-shouldnt-ask/
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Two new popular posts in my ongoing “The Questionologist” column for PsychologyToday.com, and a great podcast conversation about the power of questions to improve your life.
A Tool for These Uncertain Times
It is especially important in these times to embrace a “questioning mindset”—an attitude or disposition that is curious, open to new information, and willing to ask challenging questions.
What should I read? What should I watch?
These are unusual times; everyone I know is doing a lot more reading and binge-watching than usual and they’re all (myself included) looking for suggestions.
People in the news using beautiful questions
When you’re a questionologist, you can’t help spotting beautiful questions in your reading. Below are a few I found by chance in the news.
My recent article on questioning as a quiet person’s superpower struck a chord with author Susan Cain who called it “The Best Networking Advice I’ve Seen Yet.”
Warren on the web