# How to Generate Your Own Favorite Problems: A 4-Step Guide  ## Metadata - Author: [[Tiago Forte]] - Full Title: How to Generate Your Own Favorite Problems: A 4-Step Guide - Category: #articles - Summary: In this step-by-step guide, I’ll share the exact process I use for myself and my students to formulate the most powerful open-ended questions possible. - URL: https://fortelabs.com/blog/how-to-generate-your-own-favorite-problems-a-4-step-guide/ ## Highlights - Here are some prompts to help you get started identifying your own favorite problems: • What were you obsessed with as a child or teenager? (Ask your parents or caregivers) • What are the longest running hobbies you’ve had in your life? • What common themes or patterns do you notice emerging in your life repeatedly? • What kinds of stories, art, or music give you goosebumps, make your hair stand up, or move you to tears? • What pursuits that others consider challenging do you find fun and engaging? • What do you find your mind wandering to in the in-between moments of your day? • If you could wave a magic wand and have the ultimate answer to any question, what question would it be? • If you could travel to the future and ask your future self anything, what would it be? What would you ask your past self? • If you read all the books and took all the courses you wanted to, what question would you like to have answered after all that? • What are your most pressing problems currently? ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h4p2eck86xeyeg5352hym3yf))