3 ID (3 ways of Interacting with Data)

 There are 3 ways you can decide to interact with data (or read books):

1. You have a question and then you look at data(books) to find an answer for it. e.g., If you want to learn “How to learn skills” so you can read books like Make it Stick, A mind of numbers. You have a question like” What kind of diet is best” then you look at data to find an answer for it.
2. You don’t have a question but just want to explore that. e.g., you are reading autobiographies, fiction, historical books, etc. 
3. You have an answer, and you want data to support it. e.g., You think vegan food is the best and then you read relevant books to confirm that point.

I think that you should always avoid 3^rd approach and choose any of the first two.

The 3^rd option will not lead you to truth and you are more likely to have a wrong answer than a right answer as the universe is too complex for you to understand. 

Another difference is When you are choosing any of the first two approaches, the quality of the data (or credibility of the books) is extremely important to you. Whereas in the third approach, that is not the case because you just need evidence for your biases. 

I have always preferred 1^st approach to the 2^nd one as I have a lot of questions for which I am seeking answers. The world of the internet has too much information that you can get drowned if you are in exploration mode.

We are much likely to have 3^rd approach than the first two approaches because of our religious values and education system. Religions don’t encourage questions but have answers for us. In present education systems, we are not encouraged to ask questions but to always have answers available. It will take a lot of awareness to move from 3^rd approach to the 1^st approach than one can imagine.  

This approach can also be called QNA approach. (Question, No question and Answer)