Q&A

Why do I ask questions I know the answer to?

Why do I ask questions I know the answer to?

They are looking for validation. They just want to express themselves. (This is the type of person who will post a question, and never even read the answers.) They want to remind as many people as possible of the answer.

What is it called when a question has no right answer?

A rhetorical question is one for which the questioner does not expect a direct answer: in many cases it may be intended to start a discourse, or as a means of displaying or emphasize the speaker’s or author’s opinion on a topic.

What is the importance of asking the right questions?

“Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.” – Robert Half 6. “What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question.”

Who was the first person to ask the right question?

Not just any old question will do. Thomas J. Watson, the founder of IBM, said, “The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the answer.” If step one to getting the answer is to ask questions, then step two is to ask the right questions.

Why does my friend keep asking the same question?

Because the question he was asking wasn’t the question he really wanted her to answer. That might sound weird, but it’s true. My friend is a technology consultant. Her client is, as she said, a smart guy. He’s also a successful businessperson who freely admits that he’s got no time for technological details.

Are there any right answers to wrong questions?

“There are no right answers to wrong questions.” – Ursula K. Le Guin 3. “We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.” – Bono 4. “Ask the right questions if you’re going to find the right answers.” – Vanessa Redgrave 5. “Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.” – Robert Half 6.

Do you have to ask the right questions to get the right answers?

The right questions can take many forms, but there’s no doubt that not just any question will do. Asking questions, even the right questions, won’t help you find the answer or solve the problem if you don’t listen—really listen—to answers to those questions.

What are some good quotes about asking the right questions?

1. “It’s not that they can’t see the solution. They can’t see the problem.” – G.K. Chesterton 2. “There are no right answers to wrong questions.” – Ursula K. Le Guin 3. “We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.” – Bono 4. “Ask the right questions if you’re going to find the right answers.” – Vanessa Redgrave 5.

Not just any old question will do. Thomas J. Watson, the founder of IBM, said, “The ability to ask the right question is more than half the battle of finding the answer.” If step one to getting the answer is to ask questions, then step two is to ask the right questions.

Which is true about asking the wrong question?

The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong question.” – Peter Drucker “Only the one who does not question is safe from making a mistake.” – Albert Einstein “The power to question is the basis of all human progress.” – Indira Gandhi “What are you trying to do – one of the easiest to ask and most difficult to answer of questions.”