What – Why – How
In a 2018 TED Talk,3 questions to ask yourself about everything you do, Stacey Abrams speaks about 3 important questions that she uses as a north star to guide her in her decision making:
- What do I want?
- Why do I want it?
- How I am going to get it?
She goes on to say having specifics of what and how is very important – the more specific and concrete the better but for herself, 
she is very clear that the value-add is being able to go deep to answer WHY. By having a really solid core foundation of why you want what you want you are in a better position to be nimble in altering the how as information and events unfold and that you are somewhat protected from pursuing a goal blindly.
I can usually better articulate what I don’t want rather than what I do want and I am naturally drawn and most comfortable with answering the How question so my learning edge is to take the time to articulate the why of my decisions.