When you ask more questions, you get more than answers. You get the rapport of having asked.
We live in an age where answers are easy to get, especially for things we’re “supposed” to remember. Facebook will remind you of all your loved ones’ birthdays. Video calls display names so you never forget. All the little things that you could once remember as a way of showing that you care have been outsourced, precisely because we care to remember them.
You can outsource the answers, but not the curiosity to seek them. The next time you want to show someone that you care, ask them something. It doesn’t matter what, as long as you genuinely care about what they have to say.
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