Asking the right questions, a mnml digest
A curated journey through five articles, posts and podcasts that are speaking to me this week. Pulled widely from a week’s worth of reading; and in ten sentences or fewer. A fun means of reflecting on the blogs I regularly read in a way that spreads the link love.
This week: Asking the right questions is a reflective art. An art of listening to what is in front of you — which may be different from what you assume is in front of you.
Artist and Philosopher Rockwell Kent on Our Existential Wanderlust (The Marginalian). “We are” Rockwell Kent writes, “simply instruments recording in different measure our particular portion of the infinite (quoted in the link).” But how we inquire changes everything.
There’s a Problem With My Platinum Century Pen (An Inkophile’s Blog). Ask about what works well. Perceived successes are paintings of what folks value.
Mid-Year Review: Top Five 2022 Acquisitions (The Gentleman Stationer). Ask about favorites. Comparing favorites over time shouts out folks’ stresses and needs.
TWSBI, I’m Still Disappointed (Rachel’s Reflections). And more often than not, what isn’t said accurately plays out folks’ core values.
When is an AI System Sentient? (Daily Philosophy). All this to say that the questions we’re willing to ask, and what we attend to within the responses we get, may make the difference between a what and a who.
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