Learn to Think in Color

Why do people who ask better questions improve faster, even with less information? How sharper curiosity quietly outperforms sheer data and hustle Big Picture Snapshot People who ask  better questions  turn every interaction, mistake, or data point into a learning engine. Instead of hoarding information, they clarify what actually matters, surface hidden assumptions, and get precise feedback quickly. That’s why, over time, great questioners outpace others who may have more experience or data: they’re constantly tightening the loop between action, reflection, and adjustment. Think of better questions as a kind of mental debugging tool—small, sharp prompts that reveal where to focus next so improvement compounds. Two people sit in the same meeting, hear the same facts, and walk out with completely different trajectories. One shrugs and waits for more information. The other asks a sharp, better question that changes what everyone does next. That gap isn’t about talent or access—i...

What information do you keep consuming that doesn’t change what you do? Making peace with “non-actionable” content—without getting stuck 🧠  Big Picture in a Box The question  “What information do you keep consuming that doesn’t change what you do?”  isn’t a demand that everything you read instantly become a new habit. It’s an invitation to notice which inputs nourish you, which quietly reshape your worldview over time, and which are just noise. A better way to think about your information Some content—art, fiction, essays, big-picture analysis—matters  because  it doesn’t ask you to act right now. It lingers, it colors how you see the world, it incubates. Other content promises immediate change but never quite gets there. The goal is not to purge “non-actionable” information, but to become conscious of its role: joy, insight, context, or growth. When you can tell which is which, you can honor slow-burn learning while still cutting unhelpful, chronic inaction. W...