Michael Gelb

One of the exercises in the book that has had the most legs over the decades, I still get mail from people around the world, There's an exercise in the book where I have you, in one sitting, write out 100 questions. Don't lift your pen off the paper. Write 100 questions. You can choose a theme if you want to. It doesn't really matter.

Because what's going to happen is the first 20 or 30 questions will just be your regular quotidian mind. So... what's the meaning of life, blah, blah, blah, but you're not really into it yet. The middle level of questions, 30, 40, 50, it'll be, why the hell am I doing this exercise? My wrists hurt. Why does my wrist hurt so much? Why did I pick up that stupid book anyway?

Because what's going to happen is the first 20 or 30 questions will just be your regular quotidian mind. So... what's the meaning of life, blah, blah, blah, but you're not really into it yet. The middle level of questions, 30, 40, 50, it'll be, why the hell am I doing this exercise? My wrists hurt. Why does my wrist hurt so much? Why did I pick up that stupid book anyway?

Because what's going to happen is the first 20 or 30 questions will just be your regular quotidian mind. So... what's the meaning of life, blah, blah, blah, but you're not really into it yet. The middle level of questions, 30, 40, 50, it'll be, why the hell am I doing this exercise? My wrists hurt. Why does my wrist hurt so much? Why did I pick up that stupid book anyway?

70, 80, 90, 100, a lot of people do 120, 150. You get into new territory and you shift into, it's a way to break out of the habitual mind. Then I have you go back through them and highlight the 10 questions that have the most power, that really draw you in the most. Then think of those questions before you go to sleep.

70, 80, 90, 100, a lot of people do 120, 150. You get into new territory and you shift into, it's a way to break out of the habitual mind. Then I have you go back through them and highlight the 10 questions that have the most power, that really draw you in the most. Then think of those questions before you go to sleep.

70, 80, 90, 100, a lot of people do 120, 150. You get into new territory and you shift into, it's a way to break out of the habitual mind. Then I have you go back through them and highlight the 10 questions that have the most power, that really draw you in the most. Then think of those questions before you go to sleep.

Keep your notebook by your bed because you're going to wake up with insights and ahas that in many cases will change your life. So there are practices. It's not just, yeah, be curious. Okay, cool. There's practices and methodologies and disciplines. And that's one of the most powerful, which is why I'm excited to share it with you.

Keep your notebook by your bed because you're going to wake up with insights and ahas that in many cases will change your life. So there are practices. It's not just, yeah, be curious. Okay, cool. There's practices and methodologies and disciplines. And that's one of the most powerful, which is why I'm excited to share it with you.

Keep your notebook by your bed because you're going to wake up with insights and ahas that in many cases will change your life. So there are practices. It's not just, yeah, be curious. Okay, cool. There's practices and methodologies and disciplines. And that's one of the most powerful, which is why I'm excited to share it with you.

And the coolest thing is, it fires your imagination, doesn't it? And it probably, when people can put up with you, like if they can put up with me, I've been doing this even longer than you have. And not on a podcast, but asking people questions. It fires the imagination. and it raises your energy.

And the coolest thing is, it fires your imagination, doesn't it? And it probably, when people can put up with you, like if they can put up with me, I've been doing this even longer than you have. And not on a podcast, but asking people questions. It fires the imagination. and it raises your energy.

And the coolest thing is, it fires your imagination, doesn't it? And it probably, when people can put up with you, like if they can put up with me, I've been doing this even longer than you have. And not on a podcast, but asking people questions. It fires the imagination. and it raises your energy.

So remember we said little kids, wild imagination, the most energy because they have the strongest curiosita. So if you want more energy, You want to fire your imagination at any time in your life. You can have a personal renaissance by empowering the questioning process.

So remember we said little kids, wild imagination, the most energy because they have the strongest curiosita. So if you want more energy, You want to fire your imagination at any time in your life. You can have a personal renaissance by empowering the questioning process.

So remember we said little kids, wild imagination, the most energy because they have the strongest curiosita. So if you want more energy, You want to fire your imagination at any time in your life. You can have a personal renaissance by empowering the questioning process.

Journalist questions. Who, what, why, where, when, and how. There's a handy toolkit. Very simple. Well, who's involved? Who's involved in this particular project and issue? How did it happen? Where did it take place? When did it start? When will it be brought to completion? And why is it happening? That'll keep you busy on almost any issue for as long as you can stay up.

Journalist questions. Who, what, why, where, when, and how. There's a handy toolkit. Very simple. Well, who's involved? Who's involved in this particular project and issue? How did it happen? Where did it take place? When did it start? When will it be brought to completion? And why is it happening? That'll keep you busy on almost any issue for as long as you can stay up.

Journalist questions. Who, what, why, where, when, and how. There's a handy toolkit. Very simple. Well, who's involved? Who's involved in this particular project and issue? How did it happen? Where did it take place? When did it start? When will it be brought to completion? And why is it happening? That'll keep you busy on almost any issue for as long as you can stay up.

The second one, dimostrazione. Dimostrazione. It means demonstration. It's a word that Leonardo actually used in his notebooks. And he was saying, demonstrate things through your own experience. Don't just accept something because a person in authority says it or because it's written in a book. So it fits with, you can see how it naturally is organically from curiosita.