This blog post originally appeared on LG Designs’ website as a guest blog post. Read the full post here…
We all ask and answer dozens of questions in a single day. “Did you find everything you were looking for?” asks the grocery checker at Trader Joe’s. “Is there anything else I can help you with?” asks the Sprint representative when I call with an inquiry. I want to respond with a question of my own: “Why are you ending your sentence with a preposition?” But instead, I simply respond, “yes, thank you,” or “no, thank you.”
But what about the more difficult questions? And what if they’re posed by someone we know well, interact with on a daily basis, love, and respect?
When I was a kid and asked my mom if I could buy something I really, really needed; i.e., wanted, she generally answered with the ubiquitous parental “maybe.” I’m sure most of you will agree, that the parental “maybe” almost always meant, “no.” Yes?
I’m not trying to confuse or annoy you. I’m about to make my point. Usually, we reply to questions with one of three words: yes, no, or maybe. But here’s another option: I’d like to think about it…Read the full post here…
