tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991446691792157231.post2283836113863465981..comments2022-11-09T06:56:38.370-05:00Comments on Brian Nipper: Why we have to "Ask Why"Brian Nipperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02705572509133155804noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-991446691792157231.post-61491032878107061232012-03-19T22:53:15.204-04:002012-03-19T22:53:15.204-04:00This is very good post.
If you're not asking ...This is very good post.<br /><br />If you're not asking why? Then why are you doing anything?<br /><br />This is so fundamental to innovation and progressive thinking. Yet it's quashed by many modern institutions. Asking a teacher "why do we have to learn this?", is always a fair question in my book. Yet, society encourages people not to ask questions like that, not to ask "the hard" questions. This unfortunately translates into the workplace where people become scared to question their superiors. Those who question often are either recognized for their "innovative thought process" and promoted or recognized for their "disruptive behavior" and fired.<br /><br />Asking "why" can be risky business, but if you don't ask why, you risk far more. If you ever stop and ask yourself "why", and the answer is because (xyz) told me to*. You're doing it wrong.<br /><br />*note: This becomes significantly more complex if someone is asking you to do something, and they don't even know "why" themselves.The Janitorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986648090560619256noreply@blogger.com