Think about the last time you faced a major life transition. It might have involved a job or a relationship or a death. Perhaps you were moving away to some … Continue reading Focus on the Present, Not the Future
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Let Your Experiences Inform Your Questions
I’m currently writing a guide for people seeking to provide a listening ear in the bar space, and the following paragraphs are an excerpt from a larger section on active … Continue reading Let Your Experiences Inform Your Questions
Getting Beyond “How’s It Going?”
“Pretty good.” “Not bad.” “Alright.” “Fine.” “Can’t complain.”
When you ask a vague question, you get vague answers. Here are some better questions to help people talk through their feelings…
Finding the Deeper Question
How a conversation about Star Wars character Boba Fett wound up being about something much deeper…
Asking Open Questions
On Silent Cal, The Ungame, and the sorts of questions that get people talking.
The True Origin of “Ours Is Not to Reason Why”
“Why” questions are seldom helpful, but we also can’t just dismiss them. Maybe there’s another way.