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by DigitalJack 3740 days ago
The trick is figuring out what you don't know to ask the question in the first place. Often not trivial.

It helps to try to tackle a project that you don't already know how to accomplish. Then the Q&A can work like a reverse dictionary. You know the answer, and work backwards to find the question. Every stumbling block is a question to ask.