TL;DR: Listen with curiosity to the answers given.

Similar to navigating a road, you’re going to encounter different settings where asking cookie cutter question like “Why were you at burning man when you’d just agreed to start life as a devote monk?” may or may not be appropriate.

Larry King, one of the most iconic talk show hosts of our time, never had notes for his guests.

He just listened.

And when they said something, he engaged with their answer.

What did they just say?

Do you have a question about that?

Listening with curiosity, the best way to ask good questions.