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+# Human User Guide Template
+This is a template to help you create your own human user guide. The goal of a human user guide is to make working together and collaboration with colleagues easier, faster. The focus for this user guide is on the workplace. As such, many of the questions are geared towards information that would be pertinent to your colleagues.
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+## About me
+
+### What are some honest, unfiltered things about you?
+* *Tell us about things that others may not easily discern about you.*
+
+### What drives you nuts?
+* *Tell us about your pet peeves. These are things that put you in a bad mood.*
+
+### What are your quirks?
+* *Tell us about those traits that are uniquely yours. How do you like to make decisions? How do you react to conflict?*
+
+### What are some things that people might misunderstand about you that you should clarify?
+* *Think of some labels people may apply to you. Tell us why those are wrong.*
+
+## About my colleagues
+
+### What qualities do you particularly value in your colleagues?
+* *Tell us what your ideal colleague would look like. These are the people you normally seek out at work.* 
+
+### What do you wish colleagues didn’t do?
+* *Think of the people you avoid at work. What are their characteristics?*
+
+### How can people earn an extra gold star with you?
+* *Think of the time when a colleague puts a smile on your face. What did they just do?*
+
+## About my interactions
+
+### How do you coach people to do their best work and develop their talents?
+* *Tell us how you like to help others.*
+
+### What’s the best way to communicate with you?
+* *If you hate emails, tell us. If you prefer a quick zoom over a 15 min write up, tell us.*
+
+### What’s the best way to convince you to do something?
+* *Tell us how we can change your mind, once it’s made up.*
+
+### How do you like to give feedback?
+* *Tell us the modes, means, timing, approach, and level of detail you like to employ when giving feedback, and why that's so.*
+
+### How do you like to get feedback?
+* *Tell us the modes, means, timing, approach, and level of detail you like to see others employ when giving you feedback, and why that's so.*