A note about questions that we pose to our peers about their work:
If you wish to get a good answer to your question, spend some time honing the question. This is for the simple fact that the quality of the answer cannot transcend the quality of the question.
If you can't come up with a clear and unambiguous question, you can't expect a clear and unambiguous answer.
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2 comments:
I will remember forever 1) you asking me : "So, why are you doing this?" (paraphrased, after I presented my research agenda); and 2) me answering in terms of science, hypotheses, research, methodologies, and such; 3) you explaining me afterwards that you realy wanted to know _my_ _motivation_; 4) me blushing :)
To prevent misinterpretations: the above examples how a very good question can be horribly misunderstood.
Yes, I too remember that. I can assure you that I was equally uneasy about the situation. I totally failed the lead-in to the question; I should've made a punch-in with a clear introductory sentence... Bad question par excellence *^^*
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