{"id":5712,"date":"2016-05-14T09:54:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T16:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=5712"},"modified":"2016-05-14T09:54:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-14T16:54:21","slug":"use-decision-tree-quest-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/use-decision-tree-quest-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Use a Decision Tree in Your Quest for Answers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/career-advice\/on-the-job\/use-decision-tree-quest-answers\/attachment\/decision-tree\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5714\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-5714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decision-tree.jpg\" alt=\"decision tree\" width=\"345\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decision-tree.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/decision-tree-160x300.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a>Do I know how to ask questions?\u00a0 What seems like a rhetorical question at best and an absurd question at worse, I am thinking the answer may be a soft no. \u00a0I would like to think I know the grammatical and punctuation rules accompanying written questions, but some may disagree.\u00a0 However, to say I have a willingness and ability to ask questions would stimulate more to disagree.<\/p>\n<p>To explain, I am a product of an industrialized education system subordinating students under teachers.\u00a0 The system focuses on order \u2013 students sitting in desks aligned in neat rows headed by a standing teacher.\u00a0 Imploring a metaphor, my flame of innate curiosity faces a strong head wind (or it may have been extinguished if it ever existed).<\/p>\n<p>Perpetuating the above metaphor for just a sentence longer, the challenge is figuring out a way to construct a wind shield\/guard, and if necessary, reignite the flame.\u00a0 That requires breaking nearly two decades of compounding question-apprehension.\u00a0 To say I have struggled with the concept \u201cthere are no dumb questions\u201d is a gross understatement. \u00a0In actuality, I have been fortunate to appear even mildly competent as I quietly sit through classes.\u00a0\u00a0 Additionally, during the past two decades, I have dangerously accepted what my teacher, instructors, and professors have presented, primarily because what is taught is considered fair game on quizzes, tests, and exams.\u00a0 Making my present situation worse, as an introvert, I am content to let peers guide classroom discussions which allows me to reflect interpersonally.<\/p>\n<p>My challenge is not just vocal question utterance, but also covers the spectrum of formal to informal non-verbal question writing through letters, emails, and text messages.\u00a0 While this fact poses serious issues pertaining to my prospects of delisting as a bachelor, it poses greater concerns regarding my ultimate ability to succeed in a career or excel at the highest level academically.<\/p>\n<p>It is my sincere hope you are not like me and questions come more naturally to you. \u00a0But if you have some question-apprehension, consider the following untested proposed solution:<\/p>\n<p>Considering the inciting incident of a question exists, determine if it is an intrigue or a requirement.\u00a0 Once you have decided whether it is an intrigue or a requirement, consider if you can use source material to answer the question or if you need someone else to answer the question.<\/p>\n<p>An example of an intrigue question includes the trivial, who won the 1984 World Series?\u00a0 Or, where is Glacier National Park?\u00a0 Required questions may be something like, how do I post a journal entry in the new financial system? Or, what are the civil service requirements for this job opening?<\/p>\n<p>I would argue you can often answer intrigue questions following a few moments on an internet search engine or using print sources such as library books.\u00a0 You may be able to answer required questions but are more likely to require asking someone else.\u00a0 Recognizing this fact is an <em>intended<\/em> consequence of a decision tree for question asking.<\/p>\n<p>I offer an analogy of intrigue questions.\u00a0 Think of the inciting incident as being selected for <em>Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em> as both the host and the contestant.\u00a0 You have two repeating lifelines.\u00a0 You ask a question and either you can answer the question by knowing the answer (yes, final answer) otherwise referencing sources (poll the audience), or you contact someone else (phone a friend).<\/p>\n<p>Another way to model required questions would be to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/education\/benefits-of-behavioral-logic-trees\/\" target=\"_blank\">create a single set of sequential steps that end once provided with an answer<\/a>. After the inciting incident, begin by reviewing sources.\u00a0 Your sources may also identify contacts.\u00a0 If your sources do not answer the question, review contacts and communicate with the best alternative.\u00a0 If the communication is written, review what you write, and send.\u00a0 Wait for a response and either thank them for the answer, follow up with an additional question, or schedule a verbal appointment.<\/p>\n<p>While mapping a decision tree for question asking is futile for most, by having directions that can be followed may provide guidance for those who struggle with the particular task.\u00a0 The principle applies to any task you find difficult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do I know how to ask questions?\u00a0 What seems like a rhetorical question at best and an absurd question at worse, I am thinking the answer may be a soft no. \u00a0I would like to think I know the grammatical and punctuation rules accompanying written questions, but some may disagree.\u00a0 However, to say I have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3008,"featured_media":5714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-5712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-the-job","tag-management-advice"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Use a Decision Tree in Your Quest for Answers! 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