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What does it mean?
Making questions harder makes their answers more authentic and meaningful.
In plain terms
Harder questions lead to truer answers.
What can you take from it?
Embrace difficulty to find truth.

Where it applies

  • interviewing
  • debate
  • self-reflection

Putting it to work

  • ask probing questions
  • avoid easy answers

Questions to consider

  • What makes a question hard?
  • Is truth worth the struggle?

Another view

Some situations require quick, simple answers.

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