Questions to ask in order to be a little less certain of yourself:
by Joe · 8 things on Twos
- What if I’m wrong?
- The goal is merely to ask the question and entertain the thought at the moment.
- What would it mean if I were wrong?
- "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle
- Probing questions are necessary in order to get the four problems that are motivating our dickish behavior
- Would being wrong create a better or worse problem than my current problem, for both myself and others?
- If it is down to me, being screwed up, or everybody else being screwed up, it is far, far, far more likely that I’m the one who’s screwed up
- If it feels like it’s you versus the world, chances are, it’s really just you versus yourself