Evaluating a person

While listening to the Hubermann Lab podcast with guest Tim Ferriss, the following quote was mentioned:

"Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers."

-Voltaire

Please edit "man/his" to "person/their."

Or don't.

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Funny thing: I looked up the quote. It turns out that, according to my brief research, that quote is wrongly attributed to Voltaire and isn't quite correctly stated:

"It is easier to judge the mind of a man by his questions rather than his answers."

-Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Levis (Wikipedia page)

the amateur vs The Pro

 At work, I was talking with a person with depression and anxiety who has an artistic gift, but they have not practiced it in a long time. They referenced wanting to use it to make a lot of money. 

When talking with them, I asked if they love doing it for themself and maybe trying out a small gig.

My supervisor came in at the end of the session. He talked about using their artistic gift in a way to improve structure in their day to alleviate their symptoms. 

That is a pro - knowing how to use tools toward achieving an effective outcome.