my morning questions
This is a public version of a private practice I have had for years.
I use these prompts every morning to start my day.
You’re invited to do the same.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
the question
the quote
The shortest answer is doing the thing.
Widely attributed; exact source uncertain. Appears in interview contexts. Consistent with his action-over-analysis worldview.
the reading
5 Quick Things #425 🧈The Commonplace (Tsh Oxenreider) · thecommon.place
Forty-five questions run in a cycle, one a morning, every one dealt before any repeats. The quote is dealt from a commonplace book of a hundred and sixteen, collected over years of reading. The lines under the question are answers I chose to make public.