If you ask a stupid question, you may feel stupid; if you don't ask a stupid question, you remain stupid. Not our words, but those of Tony Rothman. And they ring so true.
It has also been said that there's no such thing as a stupid question. Asking questions, no doubt, is the surest way to knowledge and to get rid of ignorance.
If you want to learn fast, you do so by asking questions. If you want to understand someone better, you also ask questions.
But many times we will have all these questions running through our minds but choose to seal them up. Can you count the number of times you wanted to ask a question but held yourself back?
Mostly, we keep our questions to ourselves because of fear. You are scared of how the other person will react, how people will view you, or of being seen as dumb.
As long as you don't seek clarity about something, you remain not knowing, guessing, wondering, and, most times, wishing you had shot your shot and asked the question.
Asking questions can result from curiosity and sometimes it's a show that someone cares. If someone is worried about you and what you have been up to, they will ask questions. This will set apart someone who really cares about you from someone who doesn't.
Although some people will readily give novel-long stories to simple questions, others will give one-word answers to open-ended questions.
For example, you may ask someone ‘What did you do today?' And they'll answer ‘Yes.' That simply shows that they are done with the conversation and aren't open to any more questions.
Not everyone is an open book and not everyone will be able to answer your questions the way you need them answered. But our ‘questions' quotes could have some answers for you.




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