many intellectuals (or at least most who believe they are) tell you to question everything. honestly, i used to be like that - until i became an adult; i mean, one of my biggest principles was being an active questioner, and it always worked... until i grew up and realized that if you question everything, it actually puts you in an extremely childish position - and a lot of the time you end up suffering for no reason (sounds familiar?).

in the end, to understand this you also have to question what these airheads say (very ironic right) or even go through situations that you probably wouldn’t have gone through if you were a little less stubborn; but since this is about questioning, here’s what i’ll tell you: every truth is just a half-truth, don’t turn them into a law for your life. be open to understanding that sometimes you just shouldn’t question so much, because in a lot of situations you learn more by staying quiet (mentally and verbally). for example, when you’re learning a new language, there are things that if you question, you’ll just waste your time because it’s not even that necessary for you to know - and yeah, you could argue that it could be necessary, but guess what? you’ll just be swapping the quality of your learning for philosophy, and sometimes philosophy is not what you need. sometimes what you really need is a substantial reach of technical skills so you’re actually able to make some difference - even if it’s just for yourself (which it usually isn’t, because it spills over to others too, and consequently you make the world a better place).