You betcha. Particularly when it drives concern if you were to stop doing it.
Examples of good “what iffing” might be:
What if I retire now but may not have enough money to sustain me?- What if I were to stop exercising?
- What if I were to give up my healthy eating habits and go back to my old ways?
Whereas many “what if” questions raise concern for something you can’t control (what if I miss my connecting flight? what if someone in the audience doesn’t like my speech?) these “what iffers” don’t. Instead, they address the issue of what might happen if you abandon something that you can control.
Remember, “what iffing” is a choice. So if you’re going to do it, gear it toward questions that get you asking and examining the possible consequences of giving up on what you can control, and for that matter, is likely in your best interest to continue doing.
