This is a contributed post and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Meet The Harris Family.
At some point in your teenage years, you sat in class and threw your hand into the air to ask what everyone else thought was an easy question. Since then, you’ve double checked yourself before asking anything. Don’t worry, we’re all clinging on to this same memory.
Unfortunately, that means your kids will experience this and probably deal with it in the same way. The is bad because, the ability to ask questions is one of the most important skills any of us can have in our arsenals, and here’s why:
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It’s How We Learn Everything In Life
Sure, there are libraries full of books, schools full of lecturers, and an internet full of blogs, but it’s asking questions that helps us learn about life. It’s how children naturally start learning and feeding their curiosities. It’s how we piece together what we observe and why those things happen. It’s how kids learn about cause-and-effect relationships, which are critical.
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Improves Our Quality Of Life
One of the most underappreciated links out there is the quality of our thinking has a direct influence on the quality of our lives. The only way we can improve our thinking is by improving the questions we ask. Good questions are the catalyst for good answers and good answers are what help us make better decisions in life.
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Confusion Can Be Crippling
When we don’t know the answer to something, we can be imprisoned without even realizing. That’s what ignorance does and, as we all know, ignorance can be a driving force in wrong. Racism, sexism, bigotry – it all stems from ignorance. But asking questions frees us from all of this. It makes us open to a new way of thinking.
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Saves You Money
In a world that is so money-orientated, it would be wrong for us to skip over the money-saving aspects, of asking questions. You see, life is complex. There are things we know and things we don’t, and it’s only by asking questions that we will make the best financial decisions. If you’ve been caught in an accident, the best thing you can do to get the compensation you deserve is ask a lawyer for their opinion. If you are unsure about how to best save for your retirement, then ask a financial adviser for their opinion. Questions like these will save you money.
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Questions Create Happiness
We all know that we want to be happy, and every parent wants to bring up happy children. But how many of us actually stop for a moment to think about the cause of these feelings? Asking the question will give you the answers, and that will help you churn out happiness like it grows on trees.
Try asking yourself these thought-provoking questions on a daily basis to live a much more fulfilled and happy life.
