WE HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES… FOR MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE VOICE, WE ALREADY KNOW WHAT ANSWER WE WANT TO/HOPE TO HEAR, WHAT ANSWER WE NEED TO HEAR, OR WE CAN REASONABLY PREDICT WHAT AN ANSWER WILL BE.
4 years ago
Charles Tadros, M.D.
September 24, 2021
Saint Louis, Missouri
JUXTAPOSING OTHERS’ MISTAKES WITH OUR QUESTIONS REGARDING THEIR ERRONEOUS THINKING (or with better, or correct answers) IS MORE POWERFUL FOR EFFECTING CHANGE IN THAT PERSON THAN DELIVERING BROWBEATINGS OR LENGTHY EXPLANATIONS. Date December 16, 2021 In relation to answers COMING TO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSIONS AFTER “DOING RESEARCH” DOES NOT MAKE US AN EXPERT, AND IT DOES NOT MAKE US RIGHT. WHAT OUR INTELLECTUAL LABOR QUALIFIES US TO DO IS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND JARGON, TO ASK BETTER QUESTIONS, TO THINK MORE CRITICALLY, TO UNDERSTAND ANSWERS AND OPINIONS MORE EASILY, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO ASK EVEN BETTER FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. Date August 6, 2021 In relation to answers BETTER QUESTIONS Date April 6, 2021 In relation to ask questions