Question a Day

question 223

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:46:17 -0400

If you were a famous work of art, which would you be?

question 222

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:19:49 -0500

If everyone followed his or her passions, wouldn’t the world stop working?

— Educate 2020

question 221

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:58:28 -0500

What is your understanding of leadership?

question 220

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 04:41:01 -0500

What’s the most memorable thing you ever received in the mail?

— via NYT Learning Network

"The best questions are the ones that create the most uncertainty."

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:39:15 -0500

““The best questions are the ones that create the most uncertainty.””

- Beau Lotto

question 219

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:02:21 -0500

When you doubt yourself, what is your self-talk?

— via Ramit Sethi interview with Tim Ferriss

question 218

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:38:51 -0500

If your name were a verb, what would it mean?

question 217

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:09:22 -0500

If someone really knew you, what would they know?

— Clare Herbert

question 216

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:04:11 -0500

For the other teachers out there:

If you asked your students to comment on your teaching, what would they say?

question 215

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 10:30:46 -0500

What would you do if money were no object?

question 214

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:18:22 -0500

Would you rather live by the seaside or in the mountains?

question 213

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 17:12:00 -0500

If you had a “truth card,” and anyone you presented this card to had to tell the truth as they know/believe it, who would you give it to and what would you ask?

(First answer the question choosing among only currently living individuals, then include everyone throughout history and see if your answer changes.)

question 212

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:33:00 -0500

What was the very best moment of your day?

question 211

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:33:08 -0400

What does jealousy mean to you? Do you consider yourself to be a jealous person, and is this a good or a bad attribute to have?

question 210

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 22:41:56 -0400

Suppose you had an extra room in your house and you could do whatever you want with it, regardless of cost. What would you do?

question 209

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:21:00 -0400

Is posting a bunch of (often copyright-infringed) graphics and music on the internet a form of creativity and self-expression, or is it unaware self-advertising? On the other hand, we often collect items we consider beautiful (posters, sculpture, books) and arrange them in our living spaces as a means of self-expression; why shouldn’t the internet, where we live out more and more of our lives, have spaces like that?

see “Pinterest, Tumblr, and the Problem of ‘Curation,’” NYT

question 208

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:17:58 -0400

How do you define “android”? Will we all be androids someday?

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/one-on-one-steve-mann-wearable-computing-pioneer/

question 207

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:50:49 -0400

Just suppose you could go anywhere in the world with just a blink of an eye or a twitch of the nose. What would be some of the problems and benefits of that?

—a question from the Torrent’s test of creativity.

question 206

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:22:39 -0400

Even if we could make it impossible for people to commit crimes, should we? Or would doing so improperly deprive people of their freedom?

— “The Perfect Non-Crime,” NYT.

question 205

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:16:14 -0400

What does it mean to be an “adult” versus being a child or adolescent? Does adulthood mean something different to you than to most?

To me, being an adult means being self-reliant, with all the positives and negatives that come with that. It can be scary not to have someone else telling you what to do and supporting you financially. But not having to depend on others for your livelihood affords a great opportunity to create the kind of life you want, choose the values you believe in, and surround yourself with people you choose.