Assumptions vs questions

“Ah Ms. Macgyver, we’ve been expecting you"

Pause

"...We’ve put you next to Bond”

I didn’t have the heart to tell our comical maître d’ that I’m not a secret agent, dammit.

Nor that it’s pronounced Mack-ee-ver.

A Scottish Hebridean name.

Outside the Isle of Lewis, people naturally assume it’s pronounced Mac-eye-ver.

It’s normal to use familiar patterns and past experience to inform our guesses.

But going beyond an initial assumption yields vivid stories. It helps you uncover truth. Unveil insights nobody else has.

Being inquisitive is, in fact, a superpower.

You can say it however you want.

But to ask is to empower.

MacGyver, the 1980s super hero