Little Katral · Lesson 7 · 10 min

Super questions

In one sentence

A fuzzy ask gets a fuzzy gift. A super question names what you need, for whom, and how long.

Kavi

Kavi

Kids mentor

Shall we see how a machine learns — like training a peacock?

Read the idea, watch the picture, then try it with your hands.

Watch the idea

The concept

Weak

write an email

Professional

Role · goal · constraints · example · shape

Name the job

A fuzzy ask is a wish. A super question is a job: a four-line poem about rain for my sister, kind words, no storms.

Steer, do not shout

If the gift is wrong, change one constraint. Captains steer. They do not throw the ship.

Worked example

The rain poem

Need: four lines. Who: a little sister. Must-not: scary storms. That is a super question.

Picture to keep

Need · Who · How long

  1. 1Need: the thing you want
  2. 2Who: the reader
  3. 3How long: a size