Sometimes people don't ignore a request because they don't care.

Sometimes they simply don't know how to answer it.

The question is too vague.

The decision is too complicated.

The expectations are unclear.

Or the request requires them to solve five different problems before they can respond to the first one.

Make the Request Easier to Answer explores a simple idea:

If you want a useful response, make it easier for someone to give you one.

Instead of:

"What do you think about everything?"

Try:

"Which of these two options would you choose?"

Instead of:

"Can you help me with this?"

Try:

"Could you look at this one section and tell me if it makes sense?"

Instead of:

"We need to figure out our future."

Try:

"Can we decide where we're going ...