51. What Question Could You Ask To Find Out The Most About A Person?

51. What question could you ask to find out the most about a person?

My answer (fair’s fair) is a well- timed “how are you?” I find if you ask at a moment they’re concentrating on something else, or otherwise demonstrate genuine interest or even curiosity, most people (yes, even us English) will give an honest answer, sometimes more honest than they mean to.

Oohh, what an interesting question! I feel like I would also ask "how are you doing?" But or me, I would ask "What do you want to do?" Sometimes, they'll answer what they want to do in the present moment like grabbing a coffee, or they'll dive into a monologue about what they want for their future or dream job/education. I think it reveals more about the person whether they answer in "present" or "future" terms. You get to know how they feel or where they want to be right now or you understand what they really want for themselves in the long term.

Science Dark Academia Things

staying up late to read one cool paper

which turns into reading another cool paper that the first paper referenced

that turns into getting to lab mid afternoon because you woke up at noon

staying in lab late into the evening because there’s just so much to do

wanting to be aesthetic, but knowing that wearing nice clothes into lab is a bad idea (:’()

blue light glasses to protect your eyes from strain as you analyze data

going back to lab late at night to rerun an experiment because the data sucked and you have group meeting tomorrow

the wonderful feeling of finally troubleshooting that one experiment correctly

having science idols that you gaze wonderingly at when you see them at conferences

struggling through a class even but you enjoy it because sometimes learning is just hard

students emailing you with questions about the class you’re TA-ing causing you to wonder when you became the Adult In Charge who Knows Things

talking with your PI/ older grad students and realizing that you definitely are NOT the Adult In Charge who Knows Things but that’s a good thing because it means that you’re in the right place to learn

when your NMR shows your expected product and the MS shows high purity (tears of joy)

being the nerd in all your conversations with non-Science people and pulling out fun facts about solubility rules, thermodynamics, or the ultimate crowd pleaser: molecular quantum mechanics

getting really excited meeting another person your age from your field even if your projects are totally different

remembering even that when science is kicking your butt… you’re doing something cool that will have an impact and that no-one else has done yet!

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apollonianposts

2 years ago

days filled with reading 💭

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2 weeks ago

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