Book: Wait, What?: And Life’s Other Essential Questions by James E. Ryan. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.

I bought this book as an Audible daily deal. For the price and size of the book, it was ok.

The book is exactly what the author says in the beginning: It’s a lecture that became a book. It can be summarized in less than 10 lines. Please read the other reviews and you will know the whole book.

These are my notes while reading:

  • Questions are just as important as answers. An answer is just as good as a question is.
  • The only bad questions are not questions at all; they are more like insults being used as questions
  • “Wait, what?” is a question for clarification.
  • Asking “Wait, What?” helps you to pause and think before reaching a conclusion
  • Understand first and make judgment last
  • If you ask “I wonder why…” About the present, you may want to ask “I wonder if.. " about the future
  • “Couldn’t we at least…” Can be used to get out of a stuck state
  • “How can I help?” can save lives. It can help you to understand what the real problem is.
  • “What truly matters?” should be used to gain focus on any situation