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Ask HN: What questions do you ask yourself often/repeatedly?
29 points by oldmanstan on Aug 22, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 17 comments
Some of mine, wherever I am, include: - Why is this like THIS? And how could I make this beter? - STOP - Why are you doing this? (This is usually when I'm doing something I shouldn't be, like incessantly checking HN.) - Will I regret not doing this? (Whenever a big decision needs to be made.)

And you?



Every morning - "what's the most important thing I'd like to do today?" Sounds obvious, but most people don't do it. Life's gotten much more meaningful since I started implementing this, and I've gotten much more effective.


What am I not seeing? What am I taking for granted?


How did I manage to be such an idiot last year?, and how can I not be such an idiot this year?


Mostly the same, including - what should I do with my life? And, much less philosophical - who owns this? (there are so many businesses, so many buildings, infrastructure, etc., who owns it all? Where does it come from? How can I start building and creating?


"Am I on track?"


”What would be a better option that requires less work?” (when creating)

"What would be a better option that’s less complicated?” (what I ask myself when I’m looking to buy something. PC gaming purchases are an exception.)


I periodically start from scratch asking "what do I want?" and building up to how to achieve that best. Usually it points me to keep on truckin' but sometimes not so much, and I need a change.


Which ass am I going to kick today, and how hard am I going to kick it?


All good questions.

I tell myself to do something while I'm deciding what to do.

And ask myself: "is there someway to get an instant 1st solution?"


I ask myself some of the same questions. Why is this like this, and How can I make this better?


From pg, "What's the best thing you could be working on, and why aren't you?"


Good question. Now I just have to figure out what the best thing is.


Is there a better system?


Am I over-engineering this? And the classic WTF?!


What am I doing to improve? That's my main one.


How am I not myself?


why?




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