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To Question Is to Consider, Not Cancel
To question is to consider, not refute
2024-11-16
Tomorrow you have plans to go to an event with a friend. You made the plans a month ago. You ask your friend, “Do you still want to go?”
Your friend says, “What? You don’t want to? Then forget it. I’ll ask someone else!”
You say, “Wait! I never said I don’t want to! Just asking.”
Some people hear que... See more
2024-11-16
Tomorrow you have plans to go to an event with a friend. You made the plans a month ago. You ask your friend, “Do you still want to go?”
Your friend says, “What? You don’t want to? Then forget it. I’ll ask someone else!”
You say, “Wait! I never said I don’t want to! Just asking.”
Some people hear que... See more
Derek Sivers • To Question Is to Consider, Not Cancel
Some people hear questions as disinclinations. You say, “Why are we going?” They hear, “I don’t want to go.”
Maybe they grew up around people who are indirect, and use questions to communicate cancellation. But questioning is necessary for exploring ideas.
Maybe they grew up around people who are indirect, and use questions to communicate cancellation. But questioning is necessary for exploring ideas.