# Don't Ask to Ask, Just Ask - dontasktoask.com Synced: [[2023_11_30]] 6:03 AM Last Highlighted: [[2023_08_05]] ![rw-book-cover](https://dontasktoask.com/favicon.png) [[Don’t Ask To Ask]] ## Highlights [[2023_08_05]] [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01h72bpgggrzzdc74tcaqxvrwj) > You're asking people to take responsibility. You're questioning people's confidence in their abilities. You're also unnecessarily walling other people out. I often answer questions related to languages or libraries I have never used, because the answers are (in a programmer kind of way) common sense.