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'What would you do if it were your mother?' the son asked. I hesitated before I answered because I was not sure of the answer. It is, of course, the question that all patients should ask their doctors, but one most are reluctant to ask since the question suggests that doctors might choose differently for themselves compared to what they recommend for their patients.

are. If you want to help somebody, you won't access this kind of leverage by making them wrong or pointing out that they're inconsistent, but rather by asking them questions that cause them to realize for themselves their inconsistencies.

I'll paraphrase the Dale Carnegie question stack as best I remember it. It goes something like this: What's your name? Where do you live? Do you have a family? What do you do for a living? Do you have any hobbies/sports? Do you have any travel plans?

In my experience, going from 1x to 10x, from 10x to 100x, and from 100x to (when Lady Luck really smiles) 1000x returns in various areas has been a product of better questions. John Dewey's dictum that "__a problem well put is half-solved" applies. Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.__