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The Book of Beautiful Questions: The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead

The Book of Beautiful Questions: The Powerful Questions That Will Help You Decide, Create, Connect, and Lead

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From the bestselling author of A More Beautiful Question， hundreds of questions that harness the magic of inquiry to tackle challenges we all face-at work， in our relationships， and beyond。

When we're confronted with almost any demanding situation， the act of questioning can help guide us to smart decisions in the face of uncertainty。 But the questions must be the right ones; the ones that cut to the heart of complexity or enable us to see an old problem in a fresh way。

In The Book of Beautiful Questions， expert “questionologist” Warren Berger shares illuminating stories and compelling research on the power of inquiry。 Drawing from the insights and expertise of psychologists， innovators， effective leaders， and some of the world's foremost creative thinkers， he presents the essential questions readers need to make the best choices when it truly counts， with a particular focus in four key areas: decision-making， creativity， leadership， and relationships。

The powerful questions in this book can help you:

- Identify opportunities in your career or industry
- Generate fresh ideas in business or in your own creative pursuits
- Check your biases so you can make better judgments and decisions
- Do a better job of communicating and connecting with the people around you

Thoughtful， provocative， and actionable， these beautiful questions can be applied immediately to bring about change in your work or your everyday life。

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Reviews

Anna ，

I love how he consulted with experts from so many fields。 The kinds of inquiry are multi-disciplinary and very applicable to personal and professional life。 This book stays close at hand as a reference for me。 If you borrow it from me， give it back to me fast！

Jose Troncoso ，

Great book

Titia Sjenitzer ，

Online dating and interviewing new staff， many people hate it。 For me though， I guess it is my naturally curious mind and the believe that anyone has an interesting story， I have always really enjoyed these opportunities。 I see it as a game to uncover as much as possible about the real person in front of you。 The art is to ask the right questions that both make sure that the other person is feeling comfortable， so they are willing to show their full self， but are still interesting enough that yo Online dating and interviewing new staff， many people hate it。 For me though， I guess it is my naturally curious mind and the believe that anyone has an interesting story， I have always really enjoyed these opportunities。 I see it as a game to uncover as much as possible about the real person in front of you。 The art is to ask the right questions that both make sure that the other person is feeling comfortable， so they are willing to show their full self， but are still interesting enough that you actually get to know all sides of someone。 I guess that this natural interest in people and my believe in the power of questions is what drew me to this book。The author， who calls himself a questionist （a professional questioner）， digs into the detail of the power of questions and provides many examples of good questions along the way。 The examples are even downloadable from his website in the form of question cards。One of the important starting points is that everyone loves to be asked。 As long as you ask genuine questions （as opposed to for example leading questions， rhetoric questions or loaded questions） and you are ready to listen with full attention。 Everyone loves it when you show interest in who they are， what their opinion is about something or what they are currently working on。 The author shows how good questioning can help a businesses to accelerate， family and friends to bond and even help yourself to thrive by questioning yourself critically。Inspired by the book we started to experiment more， and what is the best place to start than your own family。 Following a suggestion of the book， we made a question jar with questions to discuss at the dinner table。 As in any family， the question “how was school？” never really worked too well as a conversation starter。 These example questions made the girls fight over who got to answer first。 Some questions had for us expected answers （favourite food: pizza， oreos; what would you do if you could do anything: play Roblox games on my phone all day）， other questions triggered really inspirational answers about ambitions to help the poor， or give money to charities。 But the most amazing result of all was the fact that they couldn’t wait to get the next question out of the jar！ It is absolutely true， that if the question is interesting， they love to be asked questions。 Questions like， what was the funniest thing that happened at school today， has not only cheered the dinner table conversation up， but also triggered further conversation and gave us much insight on what has been going on in their lives。 What you sow is what you reap， ask a good question and you will get an inspiring answer。 I would encourage everyone to have a look at this book， you can just dip in and out when you have a moment or are looking for inspiration。 。。。more

Luke ，

Such a VITAL book for anybody！ Really opened my perspective on what questions can do。 Definitely a timeless book to have on the bookshelf and looking forward to applying the concepts to my daily life

Sara Barker ，

Thoroughly enjoyed the well laid out organization， with practical thought provoking questions for nearly every aspect of living。

Kevin Eikenberry ，

You ask questions every day。 You know that when you ask the right questions， you can get better results for yourself。 You also know that the best leaders are great question askers。 Yet， you’ve likely never studied asking questions。 You can change that today， with this great book。Warren Berger calls himself a questionologist， or one who studies questions。 If you read this book， you will be glad he does。 He and I agree that as powerful as questioning skills are， few people spend as much time think You ask questions every day。 You know that when you ask the right questions， you can get better results for yourself。 You also know that the best leaders are great question askers。 Yet， you’ve likely never studied asking questions。 You can change that today， with this great book。Warren Berger calls himself a questionologist， or one who studies questions。 If you read this book， you will be glad he does。 He and I agree that as powerful as questioning skills are， few people spend as much time thinking about getting better at asking questions。Read more。。。 。。。more

Susan Wilson ，

Brilliant。 I liked the way the book was structured into questioning to help Decide， Create， Connect， and Lead。 Decide and Connect resonated most with me。 I loved the last chapters that provides exercises to practice questioning and am already using some。

Lance McNeill ，

Is there a big that might help me think differently？Yes！ This book gave me all kinds of new ideas through the power of inquiry。 I appreciated the breadth of examples across disciplines， ranging from education to business。 This is a must read for teachers， educators， coaches and leaders。

Carol Jakubowski Delisi ，

This is the most comprehensive book of important questions I've ever seen。 Covering decision-making， creativity， connection with others and leadership， it is an amazing resource。 I will refer to it often。 This is the most comprehensive book of important questions I've ever seen。 Covering decision-making， creativity， connection with others and leadership， it is an amazing resource。 I will refer to it often。 。。。more

Joan ，

This is an excellent primer to the approaches involved in questioning AND in asking the RIGHT questions in the RIGHT context。 I recommend reading this book AND implementing a questioning journalling practice where you ask these types of questions to yourself， daily。 This has a way of bleeding into conversations with others in a much more natural way。 Tone， wording， and a genuine level of interest create an optimal environment for questioning。 This book was also helpful in understanding that not This is an excellent primer to the approaches involved in questioning AND in asking the RIGHT questions in the RIGHT context。 I recommend reading this book AND implementing a questioning journalling practice where you ask these types of questions to yourself， daily。 This has a way of bleeding into conversations with others in a much more natural way。 Tone， wording， and a genuine level of interest create an optimal environment for questioning。 This book was also helpful in understanding that not all questions can be answered or answered quickly， however， setting aside time to ask them has impact。 。。。more

Nicole ，

Book 25/50 for 2020: It's a book of beautiful questions。 I enjoyed the write up of why and how to use the hundreds of provided questions， but on a personal level I admit I ended up skimming。 It had some interesting stories， but I focused more on the questions as it would lag in sections。 The big picture thought is we can't be critical thinkers without understanding how and when to question。 This is what I loved about the book-it explains how to foster critical thinking。 This is critical as many Book 25/50 for 2020: It's a book of beautiful questions。 I enjoyed the write up of why and how to use the hundreds of provided questions， but on a personal level I admit I ended up skimming。 It had some interesting stories， but I focused more on the questions as it would lag in sections。 The big picture thought is we can't be critical thinkers without understanding how and when to question。 This is what I loved about the book-it explains how to foster critical thinking。 This is critical as many of us are afraid or unmotivated to go past the surface of our lives。 I don't mean "question everything" and up with a tinfoil hat and a great fear of the ledge of the flat earth， but I mean learn how to critically appraise evidence and detect bs。 If you do that you'd save tinfoil for the kitchen and you'd know perfectly well the world isn't flat。 I also really liked the section on how to use questioning to connect with one another。 。。。more

Mark Jansen ，

There are indeed over 500 questions in this book， so it contains what it promises。 However I don't think that I will go back to this book for question-inspiration; that doesn't feel like a 'natural' behavior。 Unfortunately I do feel a bit disappointed having finished this book; it's well-written and it leaves you feeling all warm and squishy， but what have I read， really？ This book probably could have been 50% shorter。 There are indeed over 500 questions in this book， so it contains what it promises。 However I don't think that I will go back to this book for question-inspiration; that doesn't feel like a 'natural' behavior。 Unfortunately I do feel a bit disappointed having finished this book; it's well-written and it leaves you feeling all warm and squishy， but what have I read， really？ This book probably could have been 50% shorter。 。。。more

Raz Pirata ，

“Questions enable us to organize our thinking around what we don’t know。”My better half and I were in Cusco， Peru trying to wrap our minds around the bewildering history of Incas。 We had hired a guide， Simon， to assist with our travel around the country and answer our questions about such a fascinating time and place。On about the fourth day of our time together I said in my best broken spanish， “Simon， tengo una pregunta。” （I have a question）To which he giggled and replied， “Solo una？” （only one “Questions enable us to organize our thinking around what we don’t know。”My better half and I were in Cusco， Peru trying to wrap our minds around the bewildering history of Incas。 We had hired a guide， Simon， to assist with our travel around the country and answer our questions about such a fascinating time and place。On about the fourth day of our time together I said in my best broken spanish， “Simon， tengo una pregunta。” （I have a question）To which he giggled and replied， “Solo una？” （only one？）His response was met with uproarious laughter by all who had suffered my endless barrage of questions over the previous days。 I am curious by nature， and little interests me as much as a great question。“Any question that causes people to shift their thinking is a beautiful one。”Self proclaimed question-ologist， Warren Berger， feels the same way。 His second offering on the subject， The Book of Beautiful Questions is the book I was hoping his first effort on the subject， A More Beautiful Question， would be。Beautiful Questions is packed with examples of questions that will shift your perspective， provide insights and help you Decide， Create， Connect and Lead。 Full of interesting examples and well researched， this book is a game changer for those looking to advance their thinking through the power of questioning。“Asking oneself a few well considered questions before deciding on something can be surprisingly effective in helping to avoid the common traps of decision making。”Berger believes that when we are confronted with any demanding situation， it will be the result of the questions we ask that will have the greatest impact on the outcome。 That by asking better questions we are guided to better thinking and smarter， more creative decisions。There is great power in the questions we ask。 To learn to harness that power and put it to good use in your life， at work or with your Peruvian tour guide， The Book of Beautiful Questions is an invaluable resource。Overall Score: 4 / 5In a Sentence: If you want better answers， ask better questions。 。。。more

Anthony Colasurdo ，

This is definitely one of my favorite books I’ve read in the last couple years， and will be my new favorite gift。 Good questions can help improve all aspects of your life。

Ronald J。 ，

Warren Berger describes himself as a questionologist。 He defines a beautiful question as “any question that causes people to shift their thinking。” They steer you in the right direction at critical moments when you’re trying to 1） decide on something， 2） create something， 3） connect with other people， and 4） be a good and effective leader。 These are the four broad themes of the book。 The most powerful thing that happens when we ask ourselves questions is that it forces us to think。 Children are Warren Berger describes himself as a questionologist。 He defines a beautiful question as “any question that causes people to shift their thinking。” They steer you in the right direction at critical moments when you’re trying to 1） decide on something， 2） create something， 3） connect with other people， and 4） be a good and effective leader。 These are the four broad themes of the book。 The most powerful thing that happens when we ask ourselves questions is that it forces us to think。 Children are perpetual question askers， but that tends to decrease around the age of five or six， and becomes none in the teenage years。 Berger asks if you are a beautiful questioner:“Am I willing to be seen as naïve？ Am I comfortable raising questions with no immediate answers？ Am I willing to move away from what I know？ Am I open to admitting I might be wrong？ Am I willing to slow down and consider？”There are many excellent questions in the book for specific situations， such as fear of failure， solving problems， or helping others figures things out for themselves。 The Index is also a list of questions， and there are more on Berger’s website。 I also liked his equation: Questioning plus action can lead to change （Q + A = C）， whereas questioning minus action equals philosophy （Q − A = P）。 It’s a little too long， and contained too many quotes from others without enough context。 Berger’s first book， A More Beautiful Question， was excellent， and this is a worthwhile follow-up that provides questions for more specific situations and areas of your life （leader， relationship， learning， etc。）。 。。。more

Evan Micheals ，

I heard Warren Berger talk on the Art of Manliness。 I often say about my own practice as a therapist is that I don’t give good answers， but aim to ask good questions。 I am forever trying to become more skilled in the questions I ask of people。 When I heard Berger speak I thought he could provide something that develops my skill in this regard。Berger asks “What makes them beautiful？” and gives the answer as a “question that causes people to shift their thinking is a beautiful one” （p 12）。 A beaut I heard Warren Berger talk on the Art of Manliness。 I often say about my own practice as a therapist is that I don’t give good answers， but aim to ask good questions。 I am forever trying to become more skilled in the questions I ask of people。 When I heard Berger speak I thought he could provide something that develops my skill in this regard。Berger asks “What makes them beautiful？” and gives the answer as a “question that causes people to shift their thinking is a beautiful one” （p 12）。 A beautiful question is one that is challenging， even confronting that can lead to more wisdom and insight about something that is important to you。What I found was a book that is worth full of questions worth contemplating over time。 It is similar to the work of Ryan Holiday in that you read only a little every day and contemplate the question asked of yourself （or to ask another）。 A book to read over months rather than a few days。 I like the VUCA acronym （Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity） for thinking about dynamic life situations。I am currently seeking a new employment opportunity and the interview questions for the interviewers （p 123） is something I intend to refer to as I prepare myself for future interviews。 This is a book I intend to revisit in the future， slowly and deliberately as I develop my questioning craft。 It is a catalyst for thinking about life， and if used skillfully the questions are a resource for me professionally as I act as a catalyst in deeper thinking for people I see professionally。 。。。more

Hayley Marilao ，

Good resource and thought-provoking book that will lead one to ask more questions about everything。 Celebrate curiosity。

Eleni Menegatou ，

I read this book as slowly as possible to make sure it doesn't finish。 I hope to put all the learnings in practice， when deciding， leading， creating and connecting。 I read this book as slowly as possible to make sure it doesn't finish。 I hope to put all the learnings in practice， when deciding， leading， creating and connecting。 。。。more

Oscar Romero ，

Wow！ This is indeed a book for everyone to read--it is amazing how quick I started identifying with his questions and the effect these have on people。 Because--I tend to use many of those questions--which， somehow， like magic， causes people to respond defensible。。。now I understand why。。。。and I do appreciate the change when we try a different more subtle approach to same questions。。。。It has a lot to do with the question we ask and how we ask the question--but ， more importantly， the fact that we Wow！ This is indeed a book for everyone to read--it is amazing how quick I started identifying with his questions and the effect these have on people。 Because--I tend to use many of those questions--which， somehow， like magic， causes people to respond defensible。。。now I understand why。。。。and I do appreciate the change when we try a different more subtle approach to same questions。。。。It has a lot to do with the question we ask and how we ask the question--but ， more importantly， the fact that we can change the question to be able to:1） Not get into a fight or argument2） Not get the other person upset3） Continue the conversation4） Enjoy the conversationWho likes to fight whenever we are asking something？ I don't。 Funny I just never realize how the mechanics （and choice of words） of asking a question affects the people and their emotions when we use the incorrect option。 I am now reading his other book--A more beautiful question---looking forward to finish it soon。Strongly recommend this book---I will try to push it into my college students--they would benefit tremendously from this book and its recommendations。 。。。more

Antonio Gallo ，

Chi-cosa-dove-quando-perchè。 Cinque costanti-variabili， o variabili-costanti， fa lo stesso， su quale sia la più importante。 Sia che la si riferisca ad un libro che alla vita di un uomo。 Mi spiego: io penso che ogni uomo sia riportabile ad un libro o， quanto meno， la sua vita sia simile a quella di un libro。 Se， quindi， ogni uomo è un libro， è necessario che di un libro abbia i dovuti riferimenti di lettura: chi-cosa-dove-quando-perché， per l’appunto。 E’ ovvio che la sequenza delle costanti-varia Chi-cosa-dove-quando-perchè。 Cinque costanti-variabili， o variabili-costanti， fa lo stesso， su quale sia la più importante。 Sia che la si riferisca ad un libro che alla vita di un uomo。 Mi spiego: io penso che ogni uomo sia riportabile ad un libro o， quanto meno， la sua vita sia simile a quella di un libro。 Se， quindi， ogni uomo è un libro， è necessario che di un libro abbia i dovuti riferimenti di lettura: chi-cosa-dove-quando-perché， per l’appunto。 E’ ovvio che la sequenza delle costanti-variabili， o variabili-costanti， può essere diversa da quella che ho scelto io。 C’è chi preferisce dare la precedenza al “cosa”， chi preferisce partire direttamente dal “perché” e via discorrendo。 A mio avviso il sistema così diventa più difficile da gestire， e poiché credo che sia meglio iniziare da ciò che è più facile， eccomi a spiegare il percorso che ogni bibliomane， o quanto meno， uno che ama， legge， colleziona e vive di libri， si accinge a fare con i suoi libri e con la sua vita。 Se vi accingete a leggere， sappiate che questo testo non è stato riletto e quindi lo dovete accettare così com’è senza chiedere “chi-cosa-dove-quando-perchè”。 L'immagine che vedete qui a fianco riproduce artisticamente il concetto su cui poggia questo articolo。 E' il lavoro di un artigiano inglese il quale progetta i suoi lavori in funzione della realtà in cui vive il soggetto uomo: "l'uomo libro"， appunto。 Ma l'artista ha prodotto anche l'uomo del CD， l'uomo del DVD， l'uomo del Video。 "L'uomo libro" riesce a contenere circa 100 libri e può assumere forme diverse per rispondere agli interrogativi quanto mai costanti e variabili di cui è fatta la vita degli uomini e quella dei loro libri。CHI。 Chi sono， chi siamo， chi sono gli altri， chi mi ama， chi mi teme， chi mi segue， chi davvero sono io， quando sono sveglio， quando dormo， parlo， mangio， penso， scrivo， lavoro， viaggio， studio。 Una ricerca continua della propria identità， della propria ragion d’essere。 Chi se lo chiede， se se lo chiede， cosa si risponde， o cosa gli altri cosa gli rispondono？ E cosa fa chi non si pone proprio la domanda？ Vive o sopravvive？ Vive meglio o peggio？ Che cosa sarebbe poi il peggio o il meglio？ Chi sono davvero io che penso？ Posso dire che se penso， io sono davvero？ Non è che “penso， dunque sono” va detto al contrario， vale a dire “sono， dunque penso”。 Lo so， forse comincerete a pensare che io sia impazzito， oppure che questi sono pensieri oziosi di un uomo ozioso， che dovrebbe andare a lavorare invece che porsi domande dl genere。 Avete ragione。 E’ che ad un certo punto della propria vita， ognuno， domande del genere， dovrebbe pur porsele， per cercare di capire con chi ha a che fare。 Voglio dire， prima con se stessi e poi con gli altri， non vi pare？ Ma voi pensate che una cosa del genere sia davvero possibile， voglio dire che sia possibile comprendere davvero io che sto scrivendo a questa tastiera， io davvero sappia rispondere alla domanda su chi sono？ E a chi lo sto chiedendo， poi， tutto sommato？ A chi ne sa meno di me， non vi pare？ Sì， perché voi， che nemmeno sapete chi siete， chi è vostro padre， vostra madre， vostro figlio， il vostro capo ufficio， il vostro direttore， il vostro vicino inquilino， il vostro portiere， il vostro parroco， il giornalaio all’angolo， la vostra amante， cosa potete sapere di me？ Come vedete， sono pure illazioni quelle che avete nella vostra testa， perché poi amaramente scoprite che quella persona che voi pensavate di conoscere a fondo era un’altra persona， era diversa e come！ Da quella che pensavate， tanto che ha fatto fuori la moglie， il padre e il figlio in una sola botta。 E che dire poi di quell’inappuntabile ragioniere che per decenni credevate un modello di gentiluomo è improvvisamente scappato in Sud America con tutti quei soldi sottratti a tanta gente che gli aveva affidato i propri risparmi？ E allora， ecco perché chi davvero siete dovete scoprirlo voi， come chi autore del libro， il personaggio principale， l’autore sia del libro che della vostra vita， l’artefice， l’editore， lo scrittore， il distributore， l’agente， il bibliotecario che si prenderà cura del vostro libro， coma anche dello stampatore， del correttore di bozze。 Eh sì！ Perché ci saranno molti errori， possibili da correggere， ma saranno molti di più quelli impossibile da correggere， rivedere， riscrivere， riproporre all’attenzione di chi ha la bontà di leggere quelle pagine。 Pagine che non potranno mai essere scritte o corrette né tanto meno rivissute。 Tante pagine fitte dense di caratteri， disegni， immagini， graffi， chiari e oscuri， a colori， in bianco e nero， visibili o invisibili。 Fino all’ultima pagina， bianca， sulla quale qualcuno stenderà l’indice del libro， un indice inappellabile perché non sarà possibile cambiarlo。 Non lo scriverà l’autore del libro， qualcun altro lo farà。 E poi， dopo， apporrà la parola “fine” consegnando il volume al tempo per essere poi sistemato nella biblioteca spaziale。COSA。 Le cose， la cosa， tante cose， tutte le cose， belle， brutte， chiare， semplici， complicate， futili， utili ed inutili， credibili， stupide， fattibili， incomprensibili， immediate， dirette， personali， collettive， importanti， cose indegne ed indecenti， cose intelligenti e geniali。 Tutti le fanno， le scelgono， le incontrano， le pensano e le conservano。 Chi lo fa per mestiere， chi ad arte， chi per burla， tutte le cose di questa terra， del nostro mondo ci sembrano cose importanti， decisive， esclusive， personali， determinanti。 Ma chi ci crede？ Tutti， almeno così appare， per tutti: per il presidente， il papa， il direttore， il preside， il postino， il meccanico， il sindacalista， il ladro e l’assassino， tutti sanno cosa fanno， perché e dove e come e quando。 Al mattino， appena svegli， sanno già che la cosa va fatta， così è stato deciso， almeno il giorno prima， la notte è stata pensata。 E poi， è un ordine， non è una cosa da nulla， c’è il codice penale， quello civile， il codice deontologico， quello morale a dire che la cosa， quelle cose， vanno comunque fatte， senza ombra di dubbio。 Avrebbero già dovuto farle e mi meraviglia che non siano state fatte prima， se non da me， da noi， almeno da altri， altrove， per il bene di tutti， non solo suo e mio， del governo o della scuola， ma almeno per la gestione del condominio che ha bisogno di ordine。 Quelle cose non possono rimanere nelle scale perché danno un segno negativo a tutto l’immobile a chi ci abita e ci vive。 E poi， quelle cose vanno deliberate al più presto， il governo non può continuare a fare finta di non sentire e di non vedere i problemi della gente。 Le cose sia all’interno che all’esterno stanno certamente peggiorando， cose che non si capisce perché non siano state fatte prima。 Ma chi le deve fare queste cose？ Che ci stanno a fare allora？ Siamo onesti， il tempo delle chiacchiere deve cedere io passo alla politica delle cose che non sono state fatte e che con questo governo devono essere assolutamente fatte。 Perché questo ci distinguerà dal governo precedente。 Loro， le cose dicevano di volerle risolvere， noi invece le risolviamo。 La cosa， le cose， tutte le cose， tante cose。 Le cose degli uomini， delle donne， dei bambini， dei gay， dei trans， dei preti， delle suore， dei sindaci， degli assessori， le cose delle destra e quelle della sinistra destinate a non incontrarsi mai， come quelle del centro e della periferia， cose antiche e moderne， cose di dentro e cose di fuori， quelle dette e quelle non dette， scritte， trascritte e registrate con tanto di atto notarile perché tutto venga tramandato e sia secondo le regole。 Perché qui le cose sono serie， sono cosa da magistrati， le cose dei togati che guai a chi li tocca。 Gli intoccabili。 Cose da pazzi…DOVE。 Qui i luoghi del dove abbondano， c’è davvero l’imbarazzo della scelta。 Non si sa da dove cominciare。 Da nord， da sud， da est o da ovest。 Per non dimenticare il centro， il baricentro， l’ipercentro， la centrifuga e tutto il resto del dove。 Mi ero già perso， infatti， nei labirinti del dove。 Non so se cominciare da fuori o da dentro。 Ma vi rendete conto che se comincio da dentro mi perdo， e se inizio da fuori me ne scappo dentro？ Queste costanti-variabili possono avere il valore sia di interrogativi che di esplicativi。 In altre parole， se dici “dove？” chiaramente fai una domanda。 Se invece collochi un “dove” vuoi indicare una relazione spaziale che ti serve per collocare un ragionamento。 Quando poi “dove” diventa “laddove” allora le cose assumono una latitudine di significato davvero esilarante， perché non sai mai dove ti verrai a trovare。 Avete mai fatto in proposito l’esperienza di cercare di collocarvi da nessuna parte， in un “nessun dove” sia spaziale che temporale？ Che bello sospendersi e fottersene di se stessi e degli altri sempre pronti in ogni dove a chiedere， domandare， interrogare。 Una volta tanto， io non sono io， non sono da nessuna parte， non esisto e mi metto in un mio particolare “dove” di osservazione per rompere gli attributi agli altri。 Sempre tenendo presente che non so dove esattamente sono。 Per non parlare poi di quando dormo。 Che c’entra？ Direte voi。 C’entra， c’entra。 Ma vi siete mai chiesti dove siete quando dormite？ Lo so che avrei dovuto anche chiedere “chi” siete quando si è in sonno。 Ma qui non è pertinente。 Qui parliamo solo del “dove”。 In realtà non siamo né sopra né sotto， né dentro， né fuori， né appesi， né distesi， né sazi né digiuni， né tanto meno brilli。 Ma sappiamo che ci siamo， ma non sappiamo dove siamo。 Ma sappiamo che ci siamo， e quando ci svegliamo saremmo anche in grado di dire dove siamo stati， ma è che non ne siamo sicuri， o forse abbiamo paura di dirlo。 Paura non solo， forse anche vergogna， perché i luoghi del dove sono luoghi che non si possono narrare， inesplorati ed inesplorabili。 Luoghi virtuali， che non hanno nessuna virtù se non quella dell’inganno， della menzogna， dell’impossibile。 Ma noi sappiamo tutti， indistintamente， che ci siamo stati， il dove dell’inganno， del tradimento， il fake che ci insegue e ci indica agli altri in senso di vergogna e di derisione。 Se questi sono i luoghi del dove surreali， quelli della realtà vissuta， sono ancora più intangibili degli altri。 Vi è mai capitato di sentirvi di essere là dove non siete mai stati come se già ci foste stati？ Sì， alcuni lo chiamano il “deja vu”， luoghi del prima e luoghi del dopo。 E tu non sai dove sei stato， se ci sei mai stato e se ci ritornerai。 Un parco affollato di New York， un vetta in Svizzera， un “block” di un manicomio in inglese， volti tutt’intorno a guardarti， come un intruso。 Tu che una volta eri un “nurse” ed eri là ad accudirli。 Ora quel dove non c’è più， scomparso， annientato dal tempo che si ritrova nella variabile-costante “quando” e non sa come。QUANDO。 Mamma mia。 Non so se questo è un interrogativo oppure una supposizione， dentro o fuori del tempo。 Dal dove sono caduto nel quando。 La navigazione continua senza soste e senza ritorni。 Già， perchè una volta che ci sei stato in quel tempo， non potrai più ritornarci。 In effetti， ci entri， ci cammini， ci vivi per un po’， ne esci e non potrai mai più rientrarci nonostante tutti gli sforzi che farai。 Quel quando non potrai più acchiapparlo， sentirlo dentro di te， viverlo。 Quando comincia credi di saperlo， ma in effetti nessuno lo sa。 Sei registrato all’anagrafe， con l’ora， il giorno e l’anno， ma è tutta una finzione， un modo come un altro per cercare di incapsulare il tempo del quando sei venuto fuori a vedere la luce， se mai ne avevi bisogno。 Nessuno te l’ha chiesto， nessuno ti ha avvisato che saresti venuto， proprio in quel preciso quando， per non dire poi del dove， del chi， del perché。 E tu ci credi che sei nel tempo del quando， ci navighi， contento di sapere dove andare， cosa fare， delle tue scelte， del tuo essere， delle cose che fai， e ti scegli il tuo dove， in termini di spazio。 A scuola， in ufficio， in fabbrica， in riva al mare in montagna， nel sottoscala， nell’attico， in città， nel bosco， in mezzo al traffico， in solitudine o nella moltitudine。 Sta a te scegliere， se ti sta bene o se ti sta male， agli altri frega ben poco。 E qui casca il senso del quando， che non sai quando viene né quando va， quando ti prende e se ti prende。 E tu credi di dominarlo， di avere deciso cosa fare， perché e come。 Ti illudi e ti freghi allo stesso tempo。 E sull’onda dei trascorsi giorni in forma di quando， come quando costruisci quelli futuri che trasportano lontano senza che tu te ne rendi conto。 Personaggio e interprete come sei della tua esistenza passi dal dove trascorso a quello presente immaginando quello futuro。 E ti sospendi， come sospendi chi ti sta vicino， chi condivide， a almeno crede di condividere le tue variabili-costanti che scorrono senza ragione e senza un perché。 E te le ritrovi tutte， una ad una， o tutte insieme， giorno dopo giorno， mese dopo mese， anno dopo anno， addizioni di quando e sottrazioni di dove e di cosa， senza ragione di futuri perché。PERCHE’。 Le ragioni stanno tutte qui。 A chiedercele in cerca di una risposta che si sa non arriverà， perché le risposte sono altrove， se mai sono esistite e se mai potranno essere trovate。 Legittimo chiedersi perché， chi domanda e risponde allo stesso tempo， interrogativo ed esplicativo che non spiega e non interroga su nulla。 E poi， dopo tutto， perché dovresti/vorresti saperlo？ Ti piacerebbe che qualcuno ti desse la risposta eh？ Comodo， troppo comodo。 E che direbbero tutti quelli venuti prima di te che si sono posta la stessa domanda del perché， come in un gioco che ritorna come un ritornello nella piastra del tempo che non dà risposte。 A dire il vero， le risposte ci sono， tutti credono di saperle dare a quei perché: filosofi， scienziati， papi， presidenti， poeti， illuminati ed oscuri， arroganti e sapienti， tutti pronti a darti una risposta， ai tuoi perché che aumentano man mano che passano i chi， i cosa， i dove， i quando。 Sfilano tutti uno dietro l’altro， e chiedono spiegazione， appunto domandano il loro perché。 E tu dovresti saper dare una risposta visto che sei l’inizio del tutto， sei il chi dell’inizio， ma sarai anche il chi della fine。 La tua fine， la fine dei tuoi cosa， anzi delle tue cose， che sono ritrovabili in qualche dove della mente o della fantasia， ma ormai diventata irrealtà pura ed astratta， inganno perpetuo， finzione assoluta。 E tu cosa puoi saperne， vittima della tua individualità， del tuo essere chi inconsapevole ed incolpevole， una cosa frammentata nel dove della tua nullità， senza un ragionevole quando ed un comprensibile perché。 Ma il libro delle variabili-costanti deve pur avere un senso， altrimenti chi lo leggerà， e se leggere significa capire， ci sarà pure qualcuno che vorrà capire， trovando delle risposte。 Si dice che queste risposte debbano essere ragionevoli， cioè secondo ragione， che non si sa bene cosa sia， ma che molti ritengono sia la sintesi delle stesse variabili che sono costanti， nella misura in cui se sono sempre costanti diventeranno incostanti e invariabili se il processo continua all’infinito。 （shorturl。at/jqrCZ） 。。。more

Lauren ，

Interesting anecdotes， research， and sample questions， but nothing ground breaking。 Basically - it’s better to ask questions， but most of us don’t。 Here are some reasons to do it more， some stories about people who have been successful and some ways to prompt yourself to question more。

S。 ，

This was an audiobook， and below are a few things I jotted down as I was "mindlessly" listening to it， this unconscious scripture might reveal a lot about one's interests 。。。 I hope :Start with intellectual humility - You don't know it all， and still need to ask questions， so do ask questions。。。Uncertainty - Where am I in my life right now ？ This question is healthy， since no one has their lives figured out。。。On Creativity:Questions to spark creativity - How can I help as many people as possible This was an audiobook， and below are a few things I jotted down as I was "mindlessly" listening to it， this unconscious scripture might reveal a lot about one's interests 。。。 I hope :Start with intellectual humility - You don't know it all， and still need to ask questions， so do ask questions。。。Uncertainty - Where am I in my life right now ？ This question is healthy， since no one has their lives figured out。。。On Creativity:Questions to spark creativity - How can I help as many people as possible to explore their creative confidence ？A Philosophy of creativity :1- Creativity is essentiel to business and success2- Each of us is creative but many were conditioned3- There are ways to surface creative ideas and steps， there's a process - design thinkingWe are able to be more creative and guide it towards productive results。 （David Kelly）A decision to be in favour to their creativity : Am I willing to decide in favour of it ？ And Why ？Creativity has a high impact on oneself : no matter how small … it's like yoga to the brain。Research feeds creativity - develop expertise to have a lot of material to draw from。 （Basic）For any project， and to spark your creativity always have these 3 props :The good， the ugly and the great proposition。 Morning news: Morning museForgive ourselves for our inadequaciesListening - Full body activity not hearing （physical， emotional， 。。。）Be a "Questionologist" what could we try？ what issues what else ？ Paraphrasing is your ally;Empathetic listening - listen and reform it in a question;Appreciative inquiry;Questionology - The art of asking good and useful questionsAsk questions， instead of giving advice， use questions to help people figure it for themselves instead of offering your super-awesome-practical advice : "what have you tried ？ what would you try ？ what else …。 （many times） ？ which of these options interest you ？ and what can be done ？ 。。。。etc"Make your question ambitious;Deepening Questions: （ find out more here : https://amorebeautifulquestion。com/q-cards/ ）- What do you struggle with ？- What have you always wanted to try ？- If you could start a non profit what would it be about？- What would be your autobiography title be ？- Where do you want to work if you can go abroad ？Pursue the future with an open ended query …You're the oracle。Challenge basic assumptions;3 Question formats to keep at bay : Why - Problem What if - AlternativesHow - Leads to a solutionMiscellaneous :Creative coach - a Monty Python Flying Circus member is mentoring business leaders;Focus is the new IQ。 。。。more

Pete Wung ，

I have been a big fan of Warren Berger’s work after I first read his book: A More Beautiful Question when it first came out。 I had picked it up at the venerable Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington DC on a whim， the title just sounded interesting。 It never occurred to me that this serendipitous act was going to change my perspective on many things: convinced me of the efficacy using questioning as a way to test my thinking; clear up how I perceive my thinking; and in many ways it made me l I have been a big fan of Warren Berger’s work after I first read his book: A More Beautiful Question when it first came out。 I had picked it up at the venerable Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington DC on a whim， the title just sounded interesting。 It never occurred to me that this serendipitous act was going to change my perspective on many things: convinced me of the efficacy using questioning as a way to test my thinking; clear up how I perceive my thinking; and in many ways it made me look at my biases in a clearer manner。 I had awaited this new book with bated breath， and as I gladly found out， it is also potentially life transforming。 Even though this book came out in 2018， I did not fully finished the reading until recently， partly because of my schedule and partly because I took on a massive reading list， which was motivated by the questions I had generated for myself after reading the first book。 Yes， Berger has questions in this book about procrastination too。Berger collected a large amount of questions， over 500， that he felt were critical for various aspects of life。 Some were thoughtful and deep， while others were seemingly obvious， but not obvious enough as people are not consistently asking these questions。 Berger thoughtfully placed all of these questions in a PDF and the document is available from his website。 The list is actually an index， which refers to the parts of the book where he discusses and parses those questions。 Very thoughtful indeed。He covered many different areas and he grouped the questions under those areas， and this is how the chapters are organized。 The introduction sets up the question of: Why Questions？ Parts I-IV drills deep into the topics of: decision making， creativity， personal connection with others， and finally leadership。 The last part of the book is titled Conclusion， but it is really a guide to setting up the reader’s inquiring life。 The beauty about this book is that the reader can select the sections that is most meaningful to him or her， or they can choose to read the book in order。 The narrative guides the reader through the author’s thought process as he parses each of the topics as well digging into the purpose and rationale behind asking questions in a certain way。 The reader can reason along with the author， which forces the reader to learn about the nuances that are possible from a simple question。 It can be some rigorous mental gymnastics， which fortuitously results in clarity of thought。 My favorite parts were the parts on decision making and creativity。 If I had to pick a least favorite chapter， it would be the one on leadership。 I don’t argue with the questions， nor do I quibble with the philosophical thoughts cited regarding strong leaders。 I do have issues with the way the author talks about the execution and mindset for leadership。 It is inevitable that he takes the tack of a run of the mill business book because the book of the month approach that follows along in organization like the millions of other business books that populate the discount bins is what the marketplace demands。 This book is much better than that and I think the message that he has regarding leadership is much deeper and thought provoking than those coming out of the mouths of the business gurus。 I wish that he had invested in drilling deeper into history and the deeply ingrained leadership lessons from the ancients than the CEOs of modernity。 The former is time tested and the latter is still a transient looking to settle down。 It is all a matter of the time constant。But that is a minor quibble in what is overall a very good read for those who relish being challenged intellectually and enjoy being a polymath in this culture of specialists。 The habit of asking questions is what the author is seeking to evolve， the questions that he uses in the book are examples， a starter kit for those nascent questionologists。 The list of questions are to be used to jump starting their thought processes。I will be dissecting Berger’s list in the next few days and thinking about how I can best use his list of questions。 Of course， I will be asking questions。 Lots of questions。 。。。more

Awortwi Dzimah ，

I can now claim the title of questionologist 😊😊。 A very deep thought-provoking work by Warren Berger。 I actual first heard about Warren when doing searches online for more of such fun after reading Frank Sesno's *Ask More*。 These are books to keep for life， to be used as every day companions。 I can now claim the title of questionologist 😊😊。 A very deep thought-provoking work by Warren Berger。 I actual first heard about Warren when doing searches online for more of such fun after reading Frank Sesno's *Ask More*。 These are books to keep for life， to be used as every day companions。 。。。more

Steve Kasser ，

An informative look at how the right questions can invoke conversation， help with decision-making & becoming a better employee or leader。 Recommended read to expand your view on conversations。

Miri Niedrauer ，

An excellent book that encourages the reader to strive to live a curiosity-based life。 The book suggests questions， for every area of life， that challenge one’s way of thinking， as well as recommending strategies to learn how to constantly question everything - one’s beliefs， motives， purpose， etc。In world where people are quick to be offended by a mere difference of opinion， many would benefit by reading and taking to heart the strategies presented here。

Renee Liu ，

I certainly have learned a lot from this book。 Essentially， this book made a great point on why asking questions is essential in every aspect of life。 My understanding is that asking questions is an active practice that connects us back to our inner most desire from our childhood -- that is -- to connect and understand anything but oneself。 Asking questions is a very attentive acts that itself needs creativity and thoughtfulness。 We ask questions to others and ourselves because the ultimate goal I certainly have learned a lot from this book。 Essentially， this book made a great point on why asking questions is essential in every aspect of life。 My understanding is that asking questions is an active practice that connects us back to our inner most desire from our childhood -- that is -- to connect and understand anything but oneself。 Asking questions is a very attentive acts that itself needs creativity and thoughtfulness。 We ask questions to others and ourselves because the ultimate goal is to understand the stories behind each answer。 。。。more

Danilo Weiner ，

O autor escolheu um tema legal， importante e que realmente pode mudar os nossos modelos mentais para resolver problemas。 Dito isso， o livro começa bem， cria uma divisão interessante de capítulos que parecem endereçar frentes diversas， mas em algum ponto lá pela metade começa a ficar um pouco chato de ler。 Não sei se acontece aquela forçada de conteúdo que alguns livros técnicos geralmente apresentam ou se o tema se esgota e o conteúdo muda pouco entre os capítulos， o ponto é que meu entusiasmo a O autor escolheu um tema legal， importante e que realmente pode mudar os nossos modelos mentais para resolver problemas。 Dito isso， o livro começa bem， cria uma divisão interessante de capítulos que parecem endereçar frentes diversas， mas em algum ponto lá pela metade começa a ficar um pouco chato de ler。 Não sei se acontece aquela forçada de conteúdo que alguns livros técnicos geralmente apresentam ou se o tema se esgota e o conteúdo muda pouco entre os capítulos， o ponto é que meu entusiasmo ao longo do livro diminuiu bastante a ponto de ficar feliz quando terminei， o que normalmente não é uma boa sensação。。。 。。。more

Troy Gonsalves ，

A well written guide to uncovering ones purpose， passions and creative ability。

Nicole ，

This book is best to be owned or at least read digitally to keep your notes with the items in the book！Pro tip - there is a list of the questions in the back as well as some other questions from the book on line！Lots of interesting ways to look at life， work， the world and yourself！ Definitely should take the time to think about what your are reading， and answer with your truth！

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