Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's supposed to be why(why(why(why(why(theMatter)))); not why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter);
A bug that I will blame on unclear requirements.
Why?
“Ask 'why' five times about every matter”
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#22"Why do vehicle manufacturers lie about emissions?" "Why do vehicle manufacturers lie about emissions?" "Why do vehicle manufacturers lie about emissions?" "Why do vehicle manufacturers lie about emissions?" "Why do vehicle manufacturers lie about emissions?"
It's supposed to be why(why(why(why(why(theMatter)))); not why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter);
In a stack language:
theMatter why why why why whyRe: “Ask 'why' five times about every matter”
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's supposed to be why(why(why(why(why(theMatter)))); not why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter); why(theMatter);
Careful, enough why()'s and you invariably get nil. This is a pointer your employer probably doesn't want you to follow.
I usually get "Because BIG BANG".
But good point - you want the why function to write the intermediate answers somewhere as a side effect.
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#25I preach this whenever i can in regards to social issues. Whenever one of your friends, or any person, acts in a way that you don't agree with (being rude, sleeping around etc), be patient and try to think about possible underlying causes; it's much more fruitful to engage the underlying unhappiness (carefully) than to react hastily to the immediate situation.
Why do you have the assumption that all behaviour that you don't disagree with has a cause of underlying unhappiness?
Some people enjoy things that other people don't approve of.
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#26Why 5x?
You should rather check when you reached the point that it will not happen again.
Probably nobody is assigned to the task of installing filters in new machines and the next one will fail again...
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#27AKA "Popping the why stack"
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#28Why 5x? You should rather check when you reached the point that it will not happen again. Probably nobody is assigned to the task of installing filters in new machines and the next one will fail again...
because at 7 or 8 you are moving into "the supernova explosion created elements heavier than iron" category
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#29"Why" is my favorite question. It's also the most important and leads to solutions for 9/10 problems if you just keep asking it. Stop when you get to the root cause that you can fix (not some arbitrary number like 5).
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#30A very good approach.
Frequently talked about, rarely applied.