- Not wanting to look stupid.
- Not willing to be viewed as uncooperative or disagreeable.
You can overcome this by preface your questions by saying
“I like to be the guy that asks a lot of dumb questions about why things are the way they are"
You need to overcome a challenge here:
courage to say “Wait, I dont get it. Why are we doing like this?”
If you dig deeper, its not about asking stupid question, its about having a high-level of self esteem and are humble enough to learn from anyone, even people who supposedly know less than they do.
“once you have learned to ask questions—relevant and appropriate and substantial questions—you
have learned how to learnand no one can keep you from learning whatever you need to know.” insight
- Neil Postman and Charles Weingartner (early advocates of inquiry-based living and learning)