What routines am I slipping into?
For example, why am I still reading HN? I don't mean to imply all routines are bad, but awareness is ~60%. Why am I reading more lately?, etc.
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#12At social gatherings, when people are talking about what they do for a living or what they spend their energy on, I like to ask them: "What is your drive?" or "what drives you to do that?"
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#13"If you are wrong, how would you know?"
What evidence would convince you your opinion should change?
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#14What is the root of human behavior? What are all people striving for? And how does the ensemble of individuals striving for the same thing(s) produce the systems we live in today? These questions are some of the most fundamental questions you can ask, and answering them is tantamount to solving one of the deeper meta-puzzles that life presents to you. You are your biology, psychology, and environment, and understanding how these all influence each other is incredibly useful.
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#15What are you deliberate about not doing?
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#16> what's the most valuable question one could ever ask?
"How can I best help you?" Asked with the sincere intention to be of some assistance.
Incidentally, great book recommendation, Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16158498-give-and-take
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#17There are many great questions here! And some great ones about questioning what you know and your beliefs, and ensuring for everything else, you apply the same logic or reasoning while analyzing the facts and whether or not those have somehow been distorted by a social "telephone game", or manipulated to fill a talking point, before you make a judgement. It's really nice to see others asking the same questions as that.
I have one question to add. I learned this while studying philosophy, from Emmanuel Kant on ethics, kantian ethics. Something along the lines of:
"Is what I'm about to do right now, something that I would want everybody else in the world to do?". For ethical and moral self or organizational regulation. Should I throw this wrapper out of the window. Should I yell at this barista for screwing up my venti caramel frappuccino. Should we disclose this... you get the idea.