I’ve read a lot, in the last year.
Here are the two books that stood out as bringing more than any others.
A more beautiful question:
If a question is like a quest,
Then questioning is like being a knight.
Answers are boring, they are known, fixed.
Questions, on the other hand, give us a direction to explore, whether it is asked to ourselves, others, or both!
As we give ourselves time to rest, time to think, time to explore, subsequent questions will come, little by little.
And eventually, answers.
The question I asked myself for years was “who am I?”, leading to others like “who was I?”, “who do I want to be?”
I finally found a satisfying answer, but the questioning was where the fun was.
What is your question?
Non violent communication:
As social beings, communication is key.
Yet, like questioning, most of us weren’t really taught how to do it well, we just figured it out on the way.
When we talk, sometimes we want advice, but often we just want to be understood.
This book showed me that listening -truly listening, by trying to understand what the other person is feeling- can be transformative.
It has the potential to resolve conflicts, strengthen connections, and help us move past words to really communicate.
And it all starts by judging less, because who wants to be condemned by judgment?
If you’re reading this wondering how to build a habit of reading (or anything else), atomic habits is a good guide!
Don’t worry, next post will be lighter.
But questioning and communicating are so important in today’s world of answers and online communication that I wanted to share this first.
