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The benefits of asking 'why'

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    Dr. Keith Ablow on how asking 'why' is a psychological strategy for success.

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-- so when you're little and you know you -- your mom but Juan a blue line because I told you so that's why.

Well guess what don't give that answer doctor keep apple because he's here now is accused by the way and foxnews.com doctor -- to keep is here.

Did talk about the benefits of asking why you remember what I was talking about how doesn't -- -- that was the -- -- and doing things though.

Well as in the old way you're or maybe it was the wait for some people are still as it's frustrating.

When your -- -- but why why why.

But listen what I'm arguing for is that we indulge that repeated why questioning.

Because what kids are really trying to do is to get to a point where they feel comfortable that they understand and that there in possession of the truth.

We could take a cue from them by the way because I think adults too infrequently.

Asked well why is this happening.

Why do I have to do this.

So I had this -- with my son and daughter.

That I wouldn't be the one exhausted I wouldn't be the one to say just because I wouldn't say stop asking why.

I would -- answering and keeping answering until they got tired of asking why because it's good training.

To be inquisitive.

To be desires of borrowing to the facts and like the real core truth.

-- I think -- glad that you wrote a piece on this -- that you're bringing this to light because I agree with you.

I think that because some of the the inquisitive.

Nature.

Of kids can sometimes be suppressed just by what we hear you talk about -- it's like encouraged that.

Because you're right it those leaders is pile up and pilot them as adults -- we become even afraid to add doctor might say.

You're gonna have to have.

And I'm gonna be extreme for second -- left leg amputated.

You know what you don't ask why I go asking you know go go get a second and third opinion don't assume Michael -- goes on and go do it no you're right we should ask why -- -- sure example.

Absolutely look you know you're at work and you feel as though media people are being advanced.

More quickly than you you should ask yourself -- why.

A -- -- should be you know at the right -- sync to your employer hate.

You don't wondering why this is happening and maybe you can give me feedback there -- things -- might be able to correct but if it turns out that.

It was sort of reverse something you didn't notice that may be I have talents that you could exploit.

-- -- and used to build this business.

I'm wondering why you -- -- -- Jews in me.

You know I I think as an electorate as a culture we need to be asking.

And never stopping whoa -- why would the president have participated in a -- the church in which the pastor Reverend Wright.

I kept saying bad things about America.

And if you can't get to something -- he'll see logically consistent where you -- other satisfies me that's why.

Then you gotta keep going incidentally I'm I'm still obsessed and this is most of sit -- -- by the way a lot of what I do for people is -- keep.

Asking questions.

In till it seems that -- stories make absolute pristine cents.

To meet and therefore to them.

Because these wall eyes went unanswered and left to linger in the shadow create anxiety.

Depression and they shortchange you on your possibilities.

So you get -- even when you get a little why why am -- voting for this guy.

Being able to list the reason -- -- uneducated voter instead of just somebody responding to media or advertise.

All right doctor -- I am going to let you end on that note to end that we why.

At half the device -- that provided it is getting hit.

So it's easier and yeah yeah.

Because I can no Duncan Keith it's always good -- you have a what they are reminding everybody that that he said.

The article there -- kids teach us the benefit of asking why it's on foxnews.com check it out you can learn something our doctors.

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