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Be Your Own Guru

The next time you want to ask someone a question, first ask yourself these two questions:

  • Why is this important to me?
  • What am I going to do with the answer?

If you don’t have satisfying answers to those to questions, don’t ask.

If you do have satisfying answers, a third question is:

  • Why aren’t I working out my own answer to this question?

And then:

  • What smaller questions can I ask to help answer this big one?

It’s great to use subject experts, mentors and gurus to add to your stock of knowledge and contribute to a work in progress.

But often we use them to save us the work of thinking for ourselves, or worse, because we don’t really intend to do anything with their answers.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and recommended resources...

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