Don’t Ask
It turns out that the notion “it never hurts to ask” is dead wrong. Asking good questions takes thought, intention, and intelligent curiosity.
Lazy questions are obvious. They are obvious because they open an irrelevant loop or have google-able answers.
Lazy questions are usually short and vague and require 10x the effort to answer than to ask. If you ask lazy questions to a wise man, he will likely:
Ignore you
Avoid interacting with you
Tell you it’s a lazy question
A less wise man will simply resent you and judge you for it.
Pro Tip: Before you ask… get specific on the outcome you are after. Smart questions get smart answers.
