# Rene Almeling - The Power of Asking ‘How?’ (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/57055516) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Rene Almeling]] **Full Title**:: The Power of Asking ‘How?’ **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [behavioralscientist.org](https://behavioralscientist.org/the-power-of-asking-how/) **Host**:: [[behavioralscientist.org]] **Highlighted**:: [[2025-12-24]] **Created**:: [[2025-12-27]] ## Highlights - But when it comes to human behavior, it can often be more productive and compelling to ask questions that begin with *how* rather than why. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd84jdyzc2feghcb0sz02paq)) ^969420887 - In contrast, “how” questions can evoke more wandering responses that often include crucial information about social processes, history, networks, decision-making, and uncertainty. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd84m6jk0tqzxcqdgy345tqb)) ^969420927 - For example, rather than asking why women continue to earn less than men for the same work, you can ask how the gender pay gap is perpetuated in and across organizations. Answering this “how” question points to a wide range of individual-level, organizational-level, and societal-level processes. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd84qdd1db3vrr7f1dchxydg)) ^969421023 - Tackling a “how” question might require a bit of digging, but the extra effort is well worth it. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kd84qy80mvf7q2cpdq3cmra1)) ^969421041