The favourite answer

Short journal · Original editorial · Questions that open doors

A discussion keeps returning to one attractive solution.

A question becomes more useful when someone can do something with it. Replace a grand demand for certainty with a smaller invitation to inspect an example, name an assumption, or try an alternative. Keep room for an answer you did not expect.

Ask what observation would make that solution less suitable.

Notice what the change asks of another person. An experiment is more considerate when their choice and limits remain visible.