{"id":643,"date":"2022-08-04T13:16:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T17:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?p=643"},"modified":"2022-08-04T13:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T17:16:11","slug":"128-specific-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/2022\/08\/04\/128-specific-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"128 Specific Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4254\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-643-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/128-Questions-8_4_22_12_54_PM.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/128-Questions-8_4_22_12_54_PM.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/128-Questions-8_4_22_12_54_PM.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/arting\/content.blubrry.com\/arting\/128-Questions-8_4_22_12_54_PM.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/?powerpress_pinw=643-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('643-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_643-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_643-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; 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The questions I usually write back with are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What&#8217;s the class?<\/li><li>What&#8217;s the specific issue with accessing the class?<\/li><li>Is there an error message you&#8217;re seeing?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My frustration with this unspecific way of asking for help, led me to think about WHY asking specific questions is so important &#8212; not only in getting technical support, but also in helping ourselves make better art.\u00a0 <strong>I truly believe that if you can ask a specific question, you can almost always get an answer that is useful.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JamesStephens-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JamesStephens-square-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JamesStephens-square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JamesStephens-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JamesStephens-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JamesStephens-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/balzerdesigns.com\/arting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/JamesStephens-square.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in today&#8217;s podcast, Mom and I are chatting about asking specific questions (and we wander off onto several tangents, of course!) and setting goals.\u00a0 You can listen the audio version of the podcast or you can watch the video version <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dqCRiJ_BIm4\">on my YouTube Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for the chat with Carolyn Dube that I reference in the podcast, here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Artist Interview with Carolyn Dube\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i92okl42BiY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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