The following is a list of Essential Questions[^1] that guide my lifelong curriculum: [^1]: In this [interview](https://www.econtalk.org/andy-matuschak-on-books-and-learning/) with EconTalk's Russ Roberts, software engineer Andy Matuschak talks about using essential questions as a way to structure a curriculum. They are questions which are alive and unresolved, which both expert and novice can engage in. [[How do we cultivate an earnest engagement in ideas without needing to agree?]] [[How do we create a culture of de-growth and lower consumption?]] [[What are the best tools to handle the increasing complexity of inner and outer life?]] [[What are going to be new forms of oppression and how do we challenge them?]] --- David Fleming's Lean Logic is a great example of how to use questions as a way to navigate knowledge. His massive "Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It" starts out with a list of 14 questions to help the reader know where to begin. https://leanlogic.online/guide-lean-logic/