Bring one morals, politics, or science question to a Friday discussion.
WhenFriday with a willing friend
“I should have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, I had form'd most of my ingenious acquaintance into a club of mutual improvement, which was called the Junto;[54] we met on Friday evenings.”
In Benjamin Franklin’s words
Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, chapter VII, in Frank Woodworth Pine ed. (1916); events 1727 onward; retrospective manuscript written 1771–1790. Read the source ↗
Why it works
The Junto required queries and a chair. A prepared question gives a conversation something to investigate.
Start tiny
Write one answerable question in 60 seconds.
What you’ll notice
Notice what each person does not yet know.
When it slips
If it becomes a contest, restate the question and identify missing evidence.
DocumentedRecord: DocumentedIn their own writing, or a record made at the time.
CEvidence grade CPractitioner method or editorial idea
Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, chapter VII, in Frank Woodworth Pine ed. (1916); events 1727 onward; retrospective manuscript written 1771–1790. Read the source ↗
Growth: Practices that need preparation, a recurring slot or a useful tool.
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