Question of the Day

[ayoub]

Is it wiser to ask "why" rather than "how", and why do you think that?

Comments

[voldelange.livejournal.com]

it's best to ask first "why" just to know if something it's worth trying or just a whim you shouldn't waste time on and then "how" to know how to do whatever you decided was worth doing. there's no sense in wasting time on things that are of no use for you ;)

[macpurp.livejournal.com]

I have learnt it is also sometimes wise not only to ask why,
but also to say NO! not always easy......

why do you ask?

lol

Tina x

[kosta-pasta.livejournal.com]

lol. just LOL:))...
P.S. wiser to keep silence...you see, I am not wise:)

[mighty-rontor.livejournal.com]

How do you think that? Kidding.

Maybe. "Why" asks purpose and may clear the fog enough to see if there's a viable goal. "How" asks tactics. I think that "why" has a tendency to precede "how".

[cmerun12.livejournal.com]

Neither question is more important than the other. If you're going to ask "why" and "how", shouldn't you also be asking the rest of the questions: "who", "what", "where", and "when"?

haha

[wiltinwickwitch.livejournal.com]

you took the words out of my mouth, hon!
love and blessed be
xxx

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Better to know why before trying to find out how, at any rate :)

[the-ravyn.livejournal.com]

The answer is 42. :P

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Asking why can give you a reason to say no :)

Why do I ask? Hmmmmmmmm Maybe I'll go into that later :)

Re: haha

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

I'd say speaking your mind is a good thing!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

Why should always precede How :D

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

As always, the questions are open context :D

I would say "Why" is more important than "How", because often it's the more difficult question to answer...

yes

[new-dawn.livejournal.com]

because "why" will show the reasons why (lol) will show the purpose, the how is just the method and that can vary n its wide but the why must be only one..

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

And not 23?

I wonder if you'll get that little reference

Re: yes

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed!

[ex-nothingto835.livejournal.com]

No, because my personal choice to say "how" always makes people laugh because it is SO representative of not only the town, but the AREA of the town which I grew up in. It gives everyone a laugh.
I can't think of a deep answer to that question :D

[the-ravyn.livejournal.com]

I have the head cold from hell, I'm lucky if I still get how to use the loo properly! :P

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

Hey, giving everyone a laugh is a good thing!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

**hugs you**

When you get better :)

[kosta-pasta.livejournal.com]

BAHAHAHA...wise fox you are then with such an answer!:)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Yes indeedy!

:D

[infinitywhisper.livejournal.com]

For me the question 'why' tends to make a mess of things.

Why is good for objectives, not so good for human consumption.. .lol. Tends to give one a belly ache. I've found it is better to lead some one with the ANSWER to the question 'why' than to ask it.

Why tends toward abstracts, and the obvious is the general rule of answer - all too often the true answer is dismissed or not seen because it's never truly obvious.

"How". . . heh, isn't it obvious? That one gets me into trouble too.

So for me, neither work overly well. The tend to come from my analytical side. . . which tends to irritate the heck out of most.
And tends to place them on the defensive.

But answering either the why or the how, if I have the answer -

And curiosity of why and how. . . caused the world not to be flat any longer.

They need to hold hands.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

They need to hold hands

I like that!

I've always placed the "why" first, personally... Make sure you know why and why not, before moving on to the how... :)

[hypovex.livejournal.com]

There's no clear answer to that question. They are both relative to the person asking and the intended object or goal.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

Very true... You could generalise though...

[kabandra.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is wiser to ask why... because that opens up so many more doors into knowledge- it's less a mechanical question than how.

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Error: Your abstract question cannot be processed at this time due to coffee shortage. Please defrag brain, insert coffee and try again.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

Well said!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!

[childeofloki.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say either is more wise than the other. There is a time and place for both. Asking how something works is often more pragmatic than asking why it does, but that doesn't mean that asking why is futile or less wise.

Just remember what they always say; there are no stupid questions, just stupid people.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

I'd say it depends greatly on the situation...

[crescent-fresh.livejournal.com]

it all depends on the situation. different predicaments dictate different questions becoming priorities.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Damn, he's back with a vengeance!

:D

[soulview.livejournal.com]

I think you should ask both!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

But in which order?

[soulview.livejournal.com]

How ... then why. You might not need to ask why if you know how ... you could probably figure it out on your own.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

I would have thought the other way round... Only figure out the how if you know the why is worthwhile...

[soulview.livejournal.com]

Both ways could work .... I tend to think a bit backwards .... smiles.. it even works for me sometimes!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

LOL!

Thinking should always be approached from all directions :)

[soulview.livejournal.com]

Smiles


Thing is ... I can usually see the why before I even ask the how ... it's just how I am. Call it vision, psychic what have ya, I can usually see right inside without needing the why.

Makes sense right? Just nod and humor me please ... smiles.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Makes perfect sense :)