Hi John. What a great post prompting us to think about how we use questions!

A good question change change a person's life, for the better.

Along the continuum toward the negative end is this experience. I was just telling someone yesterday about a type of question I call "Brian-ing" (I've changed the name of the "guilty" party.)

Brian-ing is when someone asks you a question and then answers it, or doesn't give you the chance to answer. I knew someone who did this so frequently to me that I coined the term, "Brian-ing." It can really stall a conversation. In this context it told me he really didn't want my answer or to engage. Beware of "Brian-ing!"

Thanks again for the thought-provoking post, John!