Wait, what’s the question?!
Do you think I can write a whole newsletter in the form of questions? I think I can? How many days do I wake up with more questions than answers? If I had all the answers what would there be left to do? Wouldn’t life just be boring and I could just drop dead because I had it all figured out? What do the people who think they have it all figured out wake up and feel like? Do they even need to wipe their butts because they are so perfect? Was that too gross to say in a newsletter? Is anyone reading this other than my mom?
Oh shit, has my mom now given up on me? Mom, are you still reading?
Is this where I should tell you I wrote my law school application essay on constipated diarrhea? Do I need to explain what constipated diarrhea is, or is it obvious? Do they think this was just a long con to tell them about my theory on constipated diarrhea or to say it several times in a row like it was on a 2026 bingo card (it’s not, my bingo card is linked here)? Could I even begin to explain it in question form? Could I do it in a less disgusting metaphor like I did in the essay?
Can you imagine the feeling of both being stuck but explosive? Would another founder explain their day-to-day stress like this? Have you ever felt like you are dying for release but also simultaneously inert? On the cusp, do I know the answer to what would make me feel better? why can’t I just get that solution out? It is a lot like the feeling of writing and thinking in perpetual questions?
Did you know that there is an actual number of optimal questions to ask someone in a meeting? I think it might be 17? Or maybe, in general, we simply ask way fewer than we should? What does that say about our general curiosity or the culture we have created? How can we force ourselves to ask more questions? Would that make us better connectors? Would we know 20% more than we already do about everything? But could we actually listen to and intake the answers? Is the question the issue or our capacity to listen and understand? Do we care more to be asked the question or heard? What does being heard actually mean? Is it universal? (Should I follow this up with my thoughts on belonging?) Is it just the words or the meaning behind the words? Can anyone truly 100% understand our meaning as we intend it? Are we getting further from meaning as we obfuscate communication through technology? How can we design a life for maximum meaning and connecting on intended meaning? What barriers and distractions can I remove to both be understood and understand? Can’t I just put my phone on grey scale mode and silence notifications? Am I blaming tech for my own brain singing muppet movie songs while someone is telling me their hopes and dreams?
Can I ask you for a favor? Can you respond to one last question? Did you hate this, or did you love this? Do I even want to know the answer?
Stay unscripted my loves 🖤 - EmmyLu