The Right Questions

This might better belong on my other blog because of the subject matter, but it's something I've been thinking about for a while. Nothing super deep or even all that thoughtful. Probably not thoughtful enough to make Reflections of Journalism, anyway. Rather, a simple conclusion:

Ask the right questions, and the mysteries of the world will start to unravel for you.

I mean this mainly in two ways: one, in journalism; U.S. journalists strive to report the truth and nothing but the truth in an objective manner. This is easier said than done, but I believe that hard questions- something journalists specialize in- are worthwhile in this quest for truth.

Two, in Sudoku puzzles. I used to hate these things with a passion. They're strictly logical, and I swear my brain isn't wired for logic- that kind, anyway. But since I've been picking up the Daily Universe with my New York Times at school every day, I've used the Sudoku puzzles on the second-to-last page as a break from school (or just to fill the time). And there's a pattern to them I've finally noticed- assume nothing. Double-check all your answers, don't write in anything if there's an alternate possibility, and go over everything line by line, box by box. Sooner or later something will click- you'll find another answer and you'll be that much closer to solving the whole puzzle.

The key is finding that row or box that sheds just enough light to provide a small part of the truth. The key is in asking the right questions.

from http://www.websudoku.com/; check it out for this and more puzzles!