Asking Questions

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2 years ago
Topics: Questions, Mindset

Great ideas, invention and discovery all started by someone asking a question "why this is so" or "how can we change a particular system or way of doing it" or "how to make do things faster and better".

Breakthrough often happen by means of asking more great questions. For example; Isaac Newton discovered gravitational force when he was asking what makes the apple fruit fall down.

You can’t know what is possible or not possible until you start asking questions. All good ideas and actions start with asking great questions. And even when you come up with ideas the success of your actions and ideas are dependent on asking great questions.

Even though questions is one of the most powerful things we can do because it has the power to unlock opportunities and do great things for our future.

It can be uncomfortable and intimidating

But the reality is that asking questions can also be uncomfortable and intimidating; especially if we feel like we're inexperienced in a situation where we have to ask something.

This is so common among Students and I have experienced this first hand when I was in high school. Many students may feel shy to ask their teachers or lecturers question when they don't understand a particular topic. Some feel that their questions are silly or they might be looked down on by their follow students, or be jested at.

But in my opinion asking questions is the best way to learn. That why class toppers ask a lot of questions from teachers. Asking questions is even a way of knowing smart people.

Asking questions can mean the difference between success and failure. If you can ask a question, you can tap into the knowledge and experience of someone who has done it before.

Good and right questions

It is not just by asking any questions. It by asking good questions! Good questions lead to great answers. Great answers lead to actionable insights. Actionable insights lead to amazing results.

There is an enormous amount of knowledge on the internet. There is an enormous amount of knowledge within your network. But it up to you access these informations by probing and asking the right questions.

Don't feel shy

Whenever you are lost don't feel shy or intimidated to ask a question. For example when you are going to a new place and need guidance, asking a stranger can be the difference in helping you know how to navigate.

Another example is asking question in an online forum this can help in solving your problem quickly or at least getting closer to a solution.

In conclusion

Learning is a continuous process and we continue to learn everyday. Even if you are the best at your job, there is always something new to learn. Always!

This is why I admire teachers and professors. They have a lot of information and experience behind them, but they also know that there is always something new to discover and they do this through asking questions.

Always remember that questions opens doors and helps us grow. I would recommend spending more time asking questions. Through questions, we can improve ourselves, grow our careers and achieve our dreams.

If you want to be a better leader, entrepreneur, and human being, you need to seek knowledge and this can be done by asking questions where it is necessary.

Appreciation

I appreciate every one reading this article. I sincerely apologize for the late replies to your various comments. Please bear with me. I do appreciate those comments because I do learn from the additions and ideas you give.

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Asking questions helps us to learn much better because it will broaden the ideas and topics that you picked up. But it also quite embarrassing to ask questions sometimes because some people will even laugh or make jokes about you when you don't really understand a the topic and you asked questions about it.

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2 years ago

Asking questions is essential to gaining new knowledge. Being shy wouldn't take us anywhere. We should learn to get beyond our shyness and put aside the fear of being judged.

We need to get out of our comfort zone. The journey towards self improvement isn't meant to be easy. If it was, everyone would do it.

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2 years ago

Krist your comment always amaze. You've analyzed and said it all.

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2 years ago

We’re human we can not stop learning regardless our age. Human are bound to learn till eternity as no one as perfect knowledge about everything.

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2 years ago

Just like the popular saying that no man is an island of wisdom.

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2 years ago

I ask too many questions. People tend to find it exhausting I think 😂. But I really don't ask a lot of it when in class

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2 years ago

Why don't you ask in the class? Are you the shy type?

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2 years ago

I agree asking questions always give new insight to new things. Also you will be well informed on the question asked. I always love asking questions. I am the curious type though sometimes I bend my curiosity down which isn't good.

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2 years ago

Curiosity is a coin with two sides; good and bad.

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2 years ago

Its true friend about your article. Asking especially we don’t know what to do is very important. For us to learn where we are weak and strong

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2 years ago

My Spiritual Guru told that this world revolves around the question "Why"... without asking "why", we can never develop in life, personally or as a society. Asking is very important

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2 years ago

Your guru is absolutely right! "The question "Why" is what leads to man invention and discovery.

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2 years ago

Asking questions is good, like we need to ask to someone for help. Especially, when. We are in a place that aren't familiar to us. In my case I tend to use Gps tracker, if possible but if that isn't effective then I'll just ask people there.

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2 years ago

Using gps is also a form of asking questions by consulting the internet. Well said Jopix

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2 years ago

When it come to visiting strange places. I will not to choose to be shy, I tend to ask many people for me to navigate to my destination.

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2 years ago

That's a wise decision Meruem

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2 years ago

Don't kill your curiosity by silently eating your question. As you said asking question creates lots of other opportunities. I was a shy guy who rarely asked questions all due to the other's thinking thing which I admit is the worst thing I have done in educational institutions. At home I used to search for those answers but hearing from the teachers would have taught me something more, which I missed.

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2 years ago

Asking questions is never a crime at all but many feel shy like you have said and it has stopped them from tapping into a great source of knowledge

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2 years ago

I remember asking you a lot of questions about this platform when I was a newbie.

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2 years ago

Yeah, I can remember vividly that time 😅😅

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2 years ago

I agree, Sir, that asking questions can really help you understand someone or something, but only if you ask the right questions. As we can't deny, some people ask questions which do not necessarily require an answer, but only to test whether you can answer them or not. 

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2 years ago

Some people do ask foolish questions that can be annoying.

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2 years ago

We will save by asking other and never feel shy ,especially if we lost ,if we are new in that place.By asking with other people ,it will help also become a better one.Don't feel shy🥰

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2 years ago

I'm very inquisitive by nature, so I can relate with the asking questions thing... And a lot of people get uncomfortable when I ask series of questions. We can get to know a lot more about a lot of things we had no idea are important in life when we ask the right questions

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2 years ago

Asking the right question is what is important.

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2 years ago

Exactly

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2 years ago

Asking questions could also save one from trouble.

I've seen people that are so bold when it comes to asking questions, they don't even care, theirs is to ask, even if everyone laughs at them.

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2 years ago

Are you one of those people who are bold? Let me guess; you're!

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2 years ago

Lol 😂 Mistake, I'm not ooh. I'm far from boldness

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2 years ago

That why you were stranded at the bus stop. (Let me run before she comes for my head)

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2 years ago

Aaaah 😂😂 Ife 😂

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2 years ago

It is good to ask questions and plenty of them all time, because we gain knowledge only by asking questions.

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