Asking questions: Less accusatory, more empowering

The Context Of Things

If you really stop and think about it for a few seconds, the whole idea of “asking good questions” is really important to (a) society and (b) work. (“Relationships” would fit here too.) No one knows everything — although there are sadly many people who think they do — and as a result of your brain not containing every iota of information in world history (sorry), you oftentimes need to ask questions to get at the heart of something. In business, you probably need to do this roughly every 3-5 minutes, because (a) information is often incomplete, (b) communication is often poor, and (c) everyone loves to try and thrive in a sea of ambiguity. In relationships, it’s even more important; if you’ve been with someone for years, you know they’re pissed even if they’re not saying it. So you gotta find a way to get at the idea of…

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