The Value of a Good Question The Thought That Wouldn't Leave A while ago, during one of those long conversations that somehow wander from one topic to another without any clear direction, somebody told me something interesting. "People who ask good questions are often far more useful than people who already have answers for everything." The sentence stayed somewhere in the back of my mind for days afterward. Not because it sounded particularly profound at first. In fact, when I heard it, I almost dismissed it as one of those clever internet phrases people like to repeat while drinking coffee and pretending they have solved life. But the more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became. Mostly because I realized it described me rather well. Sometimes I sit down with a tiny idea, barely worth noticing. A strange thought appears for half a second while washing dishes, smoking outside, walking somewhere, or reading something completely unrelated. Most people probab...