The Most Successful People in the World Ask Questions Constantly—Here’s How to Master the Art of Asking Questions

Don't stress about your blind spots—use them to get better

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By Aytekin Tank

The art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.—Georg Cantor

We ask questions all the time. “When is the presentation? Did you get my notes from the meeting?” These are straightforward, fact-finding questions, and they get straightforward fact-based answers. (It’s at 3. Yes.) It shouldn’t be surprising that my company, JotForm, sees more than two million user questions per hour.

But a thoughtful, well-posed question has tremendous power; opening the doors to innovation, building cohesion among team members, and shining a light on the dark corners of misunderstanding.