Of the five W questions — who, what, when, where and why — we should ask when starting a new project or researching a topic or trying to solve a problem, “why” might be the most important question of all. Answering the “why” behind the “what” reveals motive, and knowing motive brings understanding. The trick is getting all the way to the bottom of the “why.”
For example, let’s say you have a bad habit…