The Questionologist

Environment

Lessons for Modern Living From Henry David Thoreau

Warren Berger on March 27, 2026

Personal Perspective: Why we should all find time for a walk in the woods.

Personal Perspective: Why we should all find time for a walk in the woods.

Cognition

A Crash Course in Critical Thinking

Warren Berger on April 8, 2024

Here’s how to improve your critical thinking—enabling you to make better everyday decisions while helping you make sense of an increasingly complex and confusing world.

Here’s how to improve your critical thinking—enabling you to make better everyday decisions while helping you make sense of an increasingly complex and confusing world.

Openness

Are You Intellectually Humble?

Warren Berger on March 18, 2021

In today's rapidly changing world, we must constantly learn, experiment, and adapt. That takes intellectual humility, and these four questions can help develop that.

In today's rapidly changing world, we must constantly learn, experiment, and adapt. That takes intellectual humility, and these four questions can help develop that.

Leadership

How to Guide People Without Giving Advice

Warren Berger on March 9, 2021

Why are we so inclined to advise others on what they should do? Rather than handing people what we may think is “the answer,” here’s a much better alternative.

Why are we so inclined to advise others on what they should do? Rather than handing people what we may think is “the answer,” here’s a much better alternative.

Motivation

5 Questions to Help You Live Your Best Life to the End

Warren Berger on February 27, 2019

What if you spent as much time discussing your latter days' quality of life as you do your estate planning?

What if you spent as much time discussing your latter days' quality of life as you do your estate planning?

Beauty

Are You Willing to Kill the Butterfly?

Warren Berger on January 22, 2019

The beautiful question that must be asked upon beginning work on an idea is: How might I live with the discrepancy between what I’m imagining and reality?

The beautiful question that must be asked upon beginning work on an idea is: How might I live with the discrepancy between what I’m imagining and reality?

Career

Ask These Questions and Your Boss Just Might Promote You

Warren Berger on December 12, 2018

Why is asking questions at work important? Quite simply, it enables you to be better at your job.

Why is asking questions at work important? Quite simply, it enables you to be better at your job.

Fear

What Are You So Afraid Of?

Warren Berger on September 20, 2018

Something holding you back? Questions can help you identify and verbalize what you're REALLY afraid of.

Something holding you back? Questions can help you identify and verbalize what you're REALLY afraid of.

Education

Can’t We All Just Get Along? 

Warren Berger on August 7, 2018

If we're looking for solutions to the growing problem of polarization, we might start by asking each other more questions.

If we're looking for solutions to the growing problem of polarization, we might start by asking each other more questions.

Fear

Are You a Beautiful Questioner?

Warren Berger on June 27, 2018

Becoming a better questioner can help in all areas of life and work. But to do so, we must release the 4-year-old “master questioner” inside all of us.

Becoming a better questioner can help in all areas of life and work. But to do so, we must release the 4-year-old “master questioner” inside all of us.