My Favorite Favorite Problems
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One of my favorite things about open questions is that they can be freely borrowed anywhere you encounter them.
In my course Building a Second Brain, I lead students through an exercise to identify their own favorite problems. They can then serve as a filter for what to capture in their notes, a guide for what material to give their attention to, and a north star as they choose which projects and goals to pursue.
I’ve kept a running list of the most interesting, resonant, and provocative questions my students submitted . Feel free to borrow these questions for yourself as is or tweak and customize them for your own needs.
I’ve grouped them into high level categories to make discovering…
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