People who ask more questions are more popular, according to Harvard researchers. Here's how to ask the right ones.

• Research by Harvard University examined the role of asking questions in interpersonal relationships.
• Researchers found those who asked more questions in conversations were more likely to be liked.
• They also found the order of the questions you ask has a significant effect on how others respond.

It might be an inconvenient truth, but being likable is something we all crave deep down. That's because it makes life easier.

If you think that people are born charming, you're mistaken — likability can be learned and honed, just like any other skill. But what is it that makes a person likable?