"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions."
Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian born author
1988 Nobel Prize for Literature
Egyptian born author
1988 Nobel Prize for Literature
This reminds me of Peter Drucker's quote featured in an earlier post. Wisdom is knowing that you don't know more than you do and that asking (the right) questions is the first step to gaining wisdom.
Both Drucker and Mahfouz are suggesting if not saying that asking questions is a sign of courage because so many of us are afraid to admit all that we don't know.
What do you need to know?
Both Drucker and Mahfouz are suggesting if not saying that asking questions is a sign of courage because so many of us are afraid to admit all that we don't know.
What do you need to know?
What did our teachers tell us? The only dumb questions are the ones not asked.
ReplyDelete"What do we need to know?" should be the first question asked when looking at a problem/opportunity followed quickly by "What do we know?"
ReplyDeleteFrom there you move on to get the answers you need to develop a plan to solve the problem or take advantage of an opportunity.