Q

“Questions have great value apart from whatever answers they elicit. . . Whether trivial or urgent, [Lani Watson] argues, questions are central to our well-being.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Questioning fosters exploration and curiosity, [Watson] says. It changes your relationship to yourself and to others: it can make you fall in love; it can stop you going to war. [Q] is written with a deceptive simplicity and an almost kindly encouragement, so you’re knee-deep into her proposition before you have even considered that it might turn out to be quite hard work.” —The Guardian

“Somewhere along the way, we confused intelligence with knowing answers – and that confusion is holding us back. Lani Watson traces this mistake from the classroom to the boardroom, building a case that is both unsettling and oddly freeing. Q is one of those rare books that hands you back a capability you didn’t realize you’d lost.” —Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Regret

“Humans are constitutionally questioning mammals; to thrive personally, societally and politically we need to interrogate ourselves and our worlds properly. In this exhilarating, humane, rigorous and wise book, Lani Watson exhorts us to act in accordance with our constitution, and shows us how. This is what philosophy should be – fizzing, sparking and catalytic.” —Charles Foster, author of Being a Human: Adventures in Forty Thousand Years of Consciousness

“Answers are only as good as the questions you ask. In fast-moving workplaces fixated on answers and output, Lani Watson helps us harness the power of asking the right questions.”—Elaine Lin Hering, author of Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully

“Will you find this book fascinating, thoughtful, enlightening? No question. Q is one of those rare books that alters how you interact with the world – an excellent read.”—David Edmonds, author of Death in a Shallow Pond: A Philosopher, a Drowning Child, and Strangers in Need

“By teaching us to value inquiry over certainty, Lani Watson shows us how we can use the radical, transformative potential of questioning. An essential guide for anyone committed to the collective quest for a more just and curious future.”—Kate Pickett, co-author of The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger