He who asks once is a fool for five minutes but he who doesn’t ask remains a fool forever. – Chinese Proverb

This is true most of the times. How many times have we not asked a question because we were too embarrassed or didn’t want to come across as not as smart or were just too afraid to ask. Many a times, I have been too afraid to ask the question. Many a times, I just wanted to fit in by not asking questions.

Though it may seem difficult to start asking questions when you don’t understand something, it gets easier and you will be more confident asking the right questions. You will be surprised how you are not alone in not understanding.

The benefit of asking questions is that the once you understand, you understand it. And its all worth it.

So, the next time you have a doubt, or don’t understand a concept too well, just go ahead and ask that question.

Thanks for reading.

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This post first appeared on my Hive Blog. 

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