KEVIN KELLY

People in crisis are often emotional and incoherent. 

Questions with “Yes” or “No” answers are very useful for getting information quickly.

With more subtle questions, give a "menu" of at least three possible answers to avoid the question being misinterpreted.

“I had thought that machines had put tomato pickers out of work. Yet, there it was. Humans apparently were less expensive than machines. And machines broke down.” - Charles Bukowski

Most people just react without thinking deeply. A genius pauses, reflects, and questions things. Ask “Why?”, “How?”, and “What if?” often. For example, don’t just accept that birds fly—ask how they fly, why some don’t, and if humans could someday fly without machines.

Deep thinki...