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Steve Pavlina is one of the foremost personal development bloggers at the moment, and I’ve just come across a great post of his on empowering questions.

In particular, I like this section he wrote:

Yet weak questions are addictive. At first glance they may even seem helpful, and that’s why they’re so insidious. You might think that if you’re depressed, the best thing you can do is to ask, “Why am I so depressed?” Perhaps if you could diagnose the problem, you could cure it. But it doesn’t work that way. When you’re in a negative state or situation, you aren’t thinking clearly to begin with. You’re in no position to accurately diagnose yourself. Effectively you’re blind. So the answers you get back will be worthless.

That’s a great comment - “at first glance, they seem helpful”. As he goes on to explain, these questions add a story (or justification) to your negative state, rather than helping you focus on the positive and your intended result.

He writes some good material. Do take some time out to read his blos.