Have you ever asked a teenager why he or she did something only to be greeted with a shrug or a half-hearted “I don’t know”? During my time in youth … Continue reading “Why” Is a Useless Question
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Finding the Deeper Question
How a conversation about Star Wars character Boba Fett wound up being about something much deeper…
Asking Open Questions
On Silent Cal, The Ungame, and the sorts of questions that get people talking.
The True Origin of “Ours Is Not to Reason Why”
“Why” questions are seldom helpful, but we also can’t just dismiss them. Maybe there’s another way.