Edmund, I became interested in questioning years ago, while working as a journalist. I realized that I had not been trained well in question formulation or usage (in my journalism school classes, there wasn't much specific teaching on this, which seems odd!). I've stayed focused on it ever since, and now I call myself a "questionologist!"
Psychologists tend to use questions very effectively. What's interesting to me is that we can all borrow techniques from them -- though I do think one has to be careful not to end up sounding like you're imitating a therapist!
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Edmund, I became interested in questioning years ago, while working as a journalist. I realized that I had not been trained well in question formulation or usage (in my journalism school classes, there wasn't much specific teaching on this, which seems odd!). I've stayed focused on it ever since, and now I call myself a "questionologist!"
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Yes, there is definitely some Socratic influence in this approach. We're all still learning from Socrates!
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Absolutely, I think that would be a great exercise to try.
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Psychologists tend to use questions very effectively. What's interesting to me is that we can all borrow techniques from them -- though I do think one has to be careful not to end up sounding like you're imitating a therapist!
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