Month: March 2018

What Does Your Favorite Music Say About You?

We all have bands or singers that we enjoy. They create music that might make us dance, make us think, or make us feel.

The particular musician or group, however, can help explain something about your personality. The style or genre that resonates with you can also be illuminating.

Related: Listen to an episode of the Intellectual Roundtable Podcast, where Lee and Michael discuss this question: ‘What does your favorite music say about you?’ We also discuss another question as well, ‘Where does authority come from?’

What is your favorite music? And what does it say about you?

Related questions: Why does music evoke emotion? Why do we like what we like? What makes you you?

How Do You Judge Yourself?

Many people in the workforce perform a regular job evaluation to judge how well they have done. Not as many people perform a personal evaluation regarding the other parts of their lives. When we are born, we don’t come with a job description, and so it can be difficult to decide who we want to be, and how to get there.

If you were to perform such an evaluation, what criteria would you use to judge yourself? Do you think you would judge yourself more harshly or less harshly as you judge others?

How do you judge yourself?

Related questions: How do you define success? What is important? How do you judge others? Why do we judge others?

What Makes A Community?

Whether a neighborhood, a family, or a company, our communities play an important role in our personal and professional lives. Creating a community, maintaining it, and continuing to build it is fundamental to our existence.

But what are the necessary steps in establishing a bond between a group of individuals? What ingredients are needed?

What makes a community?

Related questions: What do we have in common? What are our responsibilities to others? Why do we feel the need to belong? What makes a place feel like home?

Why Are We Fascinated With The Unknown?

From sailors exploring uncharted waters to the viewing public avoiding spoilers for their favorite TV show, people love the unknown. But why? What is it about not knowing something that makes it interesting, and makes us want to explore or discover?

Why are we fascinated with the unknown?

Related questions: Why is it better to watch a sporting event live rather than recorded? Why is change so unsettling? How important is intuition? How do we know what we don’t know?