One Hundred Important Questions
adapted from How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci
by Michael J. Gelb
Using Pages, write out a list of 100 questions that are important to you. The questions can be any kind of question AND it must be significant to you.
Stumped? Here are a few examples (if some of these are important to you, feel free to use them):
- What is important to me?
- Do I always try my hardest?
- What are my favorite things?
- What is the meaning of life?
- Why is my favorite subject my favorite?
- How can I have an even better day tomorrow than I had today?
Spelling and grammar don't count. Just get the words on paper (hmm... screen). If you like, you can go back later and clean it up. It is okay to have questions that seem somewhat similar. It is okay to have questions that you think you may never answer. It is okay to not be sure if a question makes sense. Don't worry about what others might think of your questions, they are your questions.
Don't hand this list in yet.
Of the seven attributes from How To Think Like Leonardo: Seven Steps to Genius —
- Curiosità
An insatiably curious approach to life and an unrelenting quest for continuous learning- Dimostrazione
A commitment to test knowledge through, experience, persistence, and a willingness to learn from mistakes- Sensazione
The continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as the means to enliven experience- Sfumato
Literally meaning “Going up in Smoke”; A willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty- Arte/Scienza
The development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination; also known as “Whole-brain” thinking- Corporalita
The cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness, and poise- Connessione
A recognition of and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all things and phenomena; also known as systems thinking
— which do you think this excercise is working on?
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"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing.
Knowing is not enough; we must apply.
Being willing is not enough; we must do."
- Leonardo Da Vinci
(as found at brainyquote.com)