People laugh about children who ask “why?” all the time but not about the adults who never do.
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Why do you think that's true? :-)
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That’s a good question and is a subject of my present research!
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I am constantly trying to get my smart adult students to ask why and dig deeper. There is much resistance to it.
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To start with, I think you must have a genuine and sincere sense of curiosity.
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Asking why makes you vulnerable. So, you can't care if other people might think you're foolish or naive.
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Oh, yeah. I see that every day in my classes. I fight it every day, too. I win sometimes.
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"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt."
One of our dumbest maxims.
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