This essay is about the importance of focusing on the questions you are trying to answer in both your work and personal life.
Great questions are animating and inspirational, while answers are static and finite; by the time an answer is reached, the question has already lost its vitality.
Questions act as an organizing principle and magnet, attracting and driving the pursuit of information, while filtering out irrelevant details.
The most important question you can ask yourself is, “What question are you trying to answer?” as it provides direction and a sense of purpose.
Questions can shape a person’s life path and trajectory, as shown by Robert Caro, who has spent his life pursuing the answer to the question, “How does political power really work in America?”
Caro, John McPhee, and David Foster Wallace ask different overarching questions, leading to their unique writing and life paths.
Questions are increasingly valuable in a world where information overload makes it essential to filter and prioritize sources of truth.
