Aryan's Opera

The One Who Asks the Questions Owns the Conversation


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Who really controls a conversation: the one who talks the most or the one who asks the questions? In this short episode, we explores how curiosity shapes power, why listening builds influence, and what research says about the balance between asking and speaking.


📚 Sources & References:

  • Dale Carnegie — How to Win Friends and Influence People

  • Huang, K., Yeomans, M., Brooks, A., Minson, J., & Gino, F. (2017). It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask: Question-Asking Increases Liking. ⁠Harvard Working Paper PDF⁠

  • Anderson, C., & Kilduff, G. J. (2009). Why Do Dominant Personalities Attain Influence in Face-to-Face Groups? The Competence-Signaling Effects of Trait Dominance. ⁠Study Link⁠

Expect more quick dives into ideas that change the way you think, from human behavior to the hidden patterns that shape our world!

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Aryan's OperaBy Aryan Sachdeva