Many interesting things got said, I'll start sharing a few of them and my own thoughts on them.
Progression from question is an
answer à not necessarily
We are conditioned to think that every question requires an answer, that this is the natural circle of communication and discovery. And that in order to find an answer one must start with asking the right question. But what if a question leads to something else? To connection with someone (with the same question), to another question, or to a discovery that doesn't answer the initial question?
I also find this very interesting in terms of script writing, when writing a dialogue and someone asks a question it is not uncommon that it doesn't get answered in order to create conflict. The person is not listening, not interested, does not want to answer the question, or asks another question in return. Why do we do this and how does it serve us in a dialogue?
We are defined by what we do and
what we don’t do.
When making an introduction statement to a new contact, sending of a CV, or writing a bio, we often list what we have done in our lives. A listing of our 'achievements', commitments and engagements over the years. This statement made me think that it perhaps is more a list of choices we have made. We choose to do these things instead of other things that aren't on the list. I am often so focused on getting things done, and achieving, that I forget to look at the things that I end up not doing. It is not always a deliberate choice. Sometimes it serves me as it keeps me very focused but I think sometimes I would be very useful to be aware of why I chose certain things. Is is because it's common to do? Expected? Because it looks cool? I enjoy it? Automatic Pilot? I will experiment this week with thinking about the things that I don't do, and if I want to change perhaps my way and habits or not (yet)?
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