Here's a truly unpopular opinion: Everybody is rational. Yes, even flat Earthers, moon landing conspiracy theorists, Biden voters, Trump voters, your mother-in-law and of course that idiot online who just went on a rant about that thing. I would even say that an utterly drunk alcoholic is rational.
I’m late to the party here but this one has me thinking! I looked up the definition of the word “rational” and interestingly I can’t find a definition that isn’t quite subjective. So in that sense, I suppose I can’t argue your point! 😊
The undertones of what I recall here in this article though is something that resonates with a similar experience I had. As an engineer, in the past, I tended to hang out in the “right vs wrong” mindset a lot in life. It didn’t serve me well, overall. When I moved into more customer facing roles I read the classic business book “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” It appears it had a very similar impact on me to what you learned from Harry Browne. Which overall boils down to “shut up, stop trying to prove a point, and listen” 😊
I agree this is a key lesson that everyone who finds themselves hanging out on their analytical side a lot needs to learn!
I think I read Carnegie way to early to get what he's saying, I think I was 15 at the time. Some of the things si remember sounded fake and inauthentic (like smiling and remembering everyone's names) but you're pointing to a deeper truth - people love being listened to and if we truly understand them we can influence them or rather make mutually beneficial exchanges with them.
And yes, I think the right-vs-wrong mentality is the biggest reason why teach folks find business, marketing and sales so hard.
You're taking it a step farther than I would I think. I definitely think there's objective reality, I just think we only perceive it subjectively and therefore see partial aspects of it. Like that elephant metaphor.
I would add that there is no such thing as truth, and right and wrong don't really exist. According to where you live and who you are, something right for you might as well be very wrong for someone else. Everything is greatly relative, as would say grandpa Einstein, and empathy and curiosity are 2 very good ways to deal with it. Lots of love.
I’m late to the party here but this one has me thinking! I looked up the definition of the word “rational” and interestingly I can’t find a definition that isn’t quite subjective. So in that sense, I suppose I can’t argue your point! 😊
The undertones of what I recall here in this article though is something that resonates with a similar experience I had. As an engineer, in the past, I tended to hang out in the “right vs wrong” mindset a lot in life. It didn’t serve me well, overall. When I moved into more customer facing roles I read the classic business book “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” It appears it had a very similar impact on me to what you learned from Harry Browne. Which overall boils down to “shut up, stop trying to prove a point, and listen” 😊
I agree this is a key lesson that everyone who finds themselves hanging out on their analytical side a lot needs to learn!
I think I read Carnegie way to early to get what he's saying, I think I was 15 at the time. Some of the things si remember sounded fake and inauthentic (like smiling and remembering everyone's names) but you're pointing to a deeper truth - people love being listened to and if we truly understand them we can influence them or rather make mutually beneficial exchanges with them.
And yes, I think the right-vs-wrong mentality is the biggest reason why teach folks find business, marketing and sales so hard.
You're taking it a step farther than I would I think. I definitely think there's objective reality, I just think we only perceive it subjectively and therefore see partial aspects of it. Like that elephant metaphor.
I would add that there is no such thing as truth, and right and wrong don't really exist. According to where you live and who you are, something right for you might as well be very wrong for someone else. Everything is greatly relative, as would say grandpa Einstein, and empathy and curiosity are 2 very good ways to deal with it. Lots of love.