30天敏捷结果（20）：好的问题可以获得好的结果

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“There are no right answers to wrong questions.”–Ursula K. Le Guin

错误的问题是得不到正确的结果的

你的结果: 学会如何问关键的问题来帮助你立即改善你的结果

　　在30天敏捷结果：开篇中说到接下来我们将进行敏捷结果练习，前一篇学习了19：你在为谁做事？，今天我们要进行Getting Result练习的第20天：好的问题可以获得好的结果（Day 20 — Ask Better Questions, Get Better Results）

　　问问题是一个需要自己不断发生的事情，你问的越好对你来说可以获得更多。通过改善你问自己的问题，你可以改善你生活中不同热点区域的生活质量。

为什么要问问题

问对问题可以帮助我们平衡、聚焦，做出更好的决策，更有效地进行优先级排定：

问对问题=好的回答
不管这个问题是你进行自我对话还是会议讨论，问对问题都是非常重要的。如果把问问题和回答问题作为一个流程来看，那么你想获得好的回答则一定需要提出好的问题。就像我们经常逛技术论坛一样，你发帖求助的回答率与你提出的问题以及提问方式有关。
问题=关注点
通过改变你的问题可以改变我们的关注点，这可以让我们快速的切换视角。例如，加入你要做一个项目，你可能会问“我有什么资源来做这个项目”，如果你感觉资源不够时你就会消极；但是如果你换一种问题“如果没有资源、时间限制我会如何做这个项目？”那么你会想办法去解决资源问题。
问题=内心交流
通过问题进行自我沟通，可以让自己获得内心的更多力量。例如，我们在做一件事情之前，问问自己“为什么”要做，找出激励自己的情感式动力，这会让自己实现结果更有效，这也是“为什么”三个字带来的力量。
问题=机会
我们在做产品架构时会有一个市场需求文档模板，这里首先就是列出市场问题，后面就会跟着市场机会，通过问题提出解决方案可能就会创造出很多机会。

关于问题的谚语

“A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer.”—Unknown
“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.” – Francis Bacon
“An answer is always a form of death.”—John Fowles
“It is not every question that deserves an answer.” — Publilius Syrus
“No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious.” — Karl Otto von Schonhausen Bismarck
“Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” — Anthony Robbins
“Questions are never indiscreet. Answers sometimes are.” – Publilius Syrus
“The man who questions opinion is wise; the man who quarrels with fact is a fool.”–Frank A Garbutt
“The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself.” –Ursula K. LeGuin
“The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.” —Antony Jay
“We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.”—Lloyd Alexander
“When we have arrived at the question, the answer is already near.”–Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions”.—Naguib Mahfouz

改善结果的一些问题

　　我曾经也说过，一个人自我成长最简单的就是问自己一些问题，在个人管理：从昨天的一个设计评审来谈如何与人交流你的设计思路、个人管理：写书之前应该回答的几个问题、30天敏捷结果（19）：你在为谁做事？、30天敏捷生活（6）：你的生活目标是什么？中都提出了很多问题。下面罗列一些问题的分类和示例，我相信对你应该会有所帮助：

分类	问题
通用问题	是正确的人在做正确的是吗？应该做什么正确的事情? 这个场景下最好做什么？你的组织限制或者支持你了吗？
行动	一步我最好做什么? 下一步? 有什么行动？你现在能做的最简单事情是什么?
效率和效能	最有效的是什么? 这是不是高效的? 你进展快速，并且方向正确吗？
目的和目标	你想实现什么？你用什么来检验你是否成功了？这些是你真正想要的目标还是其他人的目标呢？
学习	你的榜样是谁？你想学习别人哪三个方面? 哪三件事情你进展得很好? 哪三件事情需要改善?
激励	你想要做吗? 你喜欢做吗？? 你享受这个过程吗？什么东西激励了你? 你可以更好一种更好的激励吗? 用三个故事驱动你的一周就是需要你使用自我激励的方式生成故事
时间管理	你花了多少时间在这上面? 你应该花多长时间在这上面? 现在是最好的时刻吗？现在最好做什么？你在20%的问题上花了80%的时间吗？你如何进行精力管理来更有效地使用你的时间?
价值	这件事重要吗? 这件事意义不同吗? 谁觉得它有价值？你还是其他人？如果其他人觉得有价值，它是否与你的价值有冲突，或者是否一致？

　　用上面的表格作为找出好问题的开始，但是找出好问题的要点是这些问题必须对你起作用，你需要持续的给你的问题库中补充对你有用的问题（如果你不知道对生活的问题，可以参考本篇后面附上的生活自问列表）。你会发现，有些简单的问题可以让你远离沮丧去找出方案，具有创造力，并且能够找出下一步要做的事情。

本次练习要做的

找出一个可以帮助你获得更好结果的一个自问的问题
找出一个对你不起作用的问题，换一个更有效的问题来改善自己的结果

最后我附上一个101 Important Questions To Ask Yourself in Life

Who are you?
What are you passionate about?
What are the achievements you are most proud of?
What are you most grateful for in life?
What are the most important things to you in life?
How would you describe yourself?
What are your values? What do you represent? What do you want to embody?

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Do you love yourself?
Why? Why not?
How can you love yourself more today?
What is your ideal self? What does it mean to be the best you?
Look at your life now. Are you living the life of your dreams?
If you have one year left to live, what would you do?
If you have one month left to live, what would you do?
If you have one week left to live, what would you do?
If you have one day left to live, what would you do?
If you have an hour left to live, what would you do?
If you have one minute left to live, what would you do?
What would you do today if there is no more tomorrow?
What are the biggest things you’ve learned in life to date?
What advice would you give to yourself 3 years ago?
If you are yourself 1 year from the future, how would you advise the you now?
Is there something you’re still holding on to? Is it time to let it go?
What are you busy with today? Will this matter 1 year from now? 3 years? 5 years?
What are your Quadrant 2 tasks?
What opportunities am I looking for?
How can I create these opportunities?
What are your biggest goals and dreams?
If you are to do something for free for the rest of your life, what would you want to do?
What would you do if you cannot fail; if there are no limitations in money, resources, time or networks?
What do you want to achieve in 1 year from now? 3 years? 5 years? 10 years?
How important are these goals to you?
What if these goals are doubled? Tripled? Magnified by 10? How would you feel? Would you prefer to achieve these or your previous goals?
Who are the people who have achieved similar goals? What can you learn from them?
Are you putting any parts of your life on hold? Why?
What’s the top priority in your life right now?
What are you doing about it?
If you were to die tomorrow, what would be your biggest regret?
For each experience you are in: What are the biggest things you have learned?
How can you do this better the next time?
If you have 1 million dollars, what would you do with it?
Do you love your job?
What is your ideal career?
How can you start creating your ideal career starting today?
What is your ideal home like?
What is your ideal physical look?
What is your ideal life?
What do you fear most in life?
Is there anything you are running away from?
Are you settling for less than you are worth? Why?
What is your inner dialogue like?
What limiting beliefs are you holding on to?
Are they helping you achieve your goals?
If not, is it time to let them go?
What empowering beliefs can you take on to help you achieve your goals?
What bad habits do you want to break?
What good habits do you want to cultivate?
What’s the biggest step you can take now that will create the biggest result?
What would you want to say to yourself 1 year in the future? 3 years? 5 years? 10 years?
Where are you living right now – the past, future or present?
Are you living your life to the fullest right now?
What is the meaning of life?
What is your purpose in life? Why do you exist? What is your mission?
What drives you?
What are the times you are most inspired, most motivated, most charged up?
What were you doing at the times?
How can you do more of that starting today?
How can you change someone’s life for the better today?
Who are the 5 people you spend the most time with?
Are these people enabling you or holding you back?

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What qualities do you want to embody?
Where can you meet people who embody these qualities?
Who inspire you the most?
How can you be like them?
What is your ideal life partner? How is he/she like?
Where can you find him/her?
How can you get to know him/her?
Are you afraidof letting others get close to you? Why?

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Who are the most important people in the world to you?
Are you giving them the attention you want to give?
How can you spend more time with them starting today?
What kind of person do you enjoy spending time around?
How can you be this person to others?
Who do you want to be like in 1 year? 3 years? 5 years? 10 years?
Who are your mentors in life? (formal or informal)
What is one thing you’re going to do differently after reading this article?