Jack: What's the matter?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A brief inquiry into another person's state or problem.
- In plain terms
- Asking what is wrong.
- What can you take from it?
- Check in directly when concerned.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should we respond to distress?
- When is asking appropriate?
Another view
May be perceived as intrusive without context.
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