#4: Asking questions and types of knowledge
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Welcome to the fourth issue of my experiment in writing a newsletter, in which I share the cool links I came across this week.
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Articles I’ve loved
Asking questions (3 min)
This article describes the differences between how children and adults ask questions; pointing out that adult questions, coming with preambles, caveats and agendas, are designed to avoid looking dumb. Made me think!
Most "mandatory requirements" in corporations are imaginary (3 min)
Just like no one ever got fired for buying IBM, no manager has ever gotten reprimanded for choosing to uphold existing policy.
The Max Planck/Chauffeur Test (3 min)
Funny story about distinguishing between the two types of knowledge: real knowledge and pretend knowledge.
Humans of New York (6 min)
Inspiring twitter thread about how the Humans of New York shifted from a photography project to a story-telling project by encountering the green woman.
Thanks for reading this week! Which article did you like the most? Let me know!
Until next time,
Matthias