What Samuel Clemens Got Wrong

By Cliff Kuhn, M.D.
The Laugh Doctor
"It all starts with a SMILE"

Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) once said, "Better to keep your
mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove
all doubt." Do you sometimes follow his advice, claming up even
when you have a burning question? Do you even go so far as to
sometimes preface your questions with, "This is probably a dumb
question, but..."?

Samuel Clemens was an amazing man, but he got that one wrong. While
I don't advocate intentionally making a fool out of
yourself, how many times has anyone actually responded, "You're
right, that is a dumb question."? It's never happened to me
either.

Because, as we all know, there are no dumb questions. In fact,
if nothing else, asking a question of someone is a sign of honor
and respect. What's wrong with that?

So why are you afraid to ask them, the "dumb" questions? Are
you so concerned with what others might think of you? Does your
curiosity languish because you think everyone "gets it" except
you?

Curiosity is the lifeblood of your humor nature. You must
nourish and nurture it like a helpless infant because, just like
an infant, it will quickly wither without your care. And that
is exactly why I've created the Smile Strategy, Ask the "Dumb"
Question.

You know, as well as I do that when someone finally asks that
"dumb" question, you say to yourself, "I sure am glad she asked
that." Because, once your ego is out of the way, you are full
of questions - just like you were as a child.

You are, at your core, childlike and that's exactly why you
intuitively know that your humor nature is your strongest ally. Do
not, however, confuse "childlike" with "childish" because
that not only trivializes the power of humor, but it also
creates multiple problems for you. "Childish" is all about
impatience, dissatisfaction, and self-centeredness, while
"childlike" invokes resilience, high energy, and curiosity.

Being childlike is a success-oriented mindset and fostering your
curiosity is like having superman by your side when it's time to
walk down a dark alley. Asking the "dumb" question stokes the
fires of your curiosity (and also makes you the group hero). And
curiosity, of course, is to your humor nature what water is
to your body - it is your humor nature's lubrication.

And your humor nature is to your health and success what
oxygen-rich blood is to your heart. You can't live, let alone
thrive, long without it.

So keep your curiosity, and your humor nature, thriving today by
asking all the "dumb" questions. Ask every question as it
arises. You'll soon find that there really are no dumb
questions, just impatient and uninformed recipients. And if
someone really does think your question is dumb, that's a person
to avoid anyway.

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