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Do You Learn Things the Hard, Stupid Way?

by thunderbird
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I do, about 90% of the time, I'd reckon.
  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    More times then I want to admit to.
    In fact I often ask myself "How many times are you going to walk into the wall before you figure out the doorway is over there".
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  • Profile picture of the author sylviad
    Not sure it's the stupid way, but "they" say that learning the hard way makes it easier for you to remember how to do things. I can vouch for that. Anything I've learned the hard way sticks in my mind for-ev-er!

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    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by sylviad View Post

      Not sure it's the stupid way, but "they" say that learning the hard way makes it easier for you to remember how to do things. I can vouch for that. Anything I've learned the hard way sticks in my mind for-ev-er!

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  • Profile picture of the author bravo75
    Story of my life.

    Originally Posted by thunderbird View Post

    I do, about 90% of the time, I'd reckon.
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrician
    Yeah - almost always the hard way - and especially with marketing it's the stupid way.

    Since I was a 'rebellious' teenager, I have always thought it was so cool to be a 'non-conformist' and I still do. However now that is conforming.

    With marketing you want to go with the 'trend' not against it - duh - unless you just like to spin your wheels for fun!

    As well, I am an 'individualist', which I also thought was cool and still do - however there are definitely negative connotations on that one.

    Why can't I EVER just simply 'go along with the program'? I always have to try one of my 'bright' ideas first - usually wrong - and then I either just give up on the whole thing or start over again and then give up anyway.

    Now that's STOOPID.
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  • Profile picture of the author Charlotte Jay
    I frequently have a case of "the dumbs"

    I have an excuse though. My kids stole my brain cells. haha
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    • Profile picture of the author LS2POWER
      I always go through life with the intentions of avoiding the pitfalls others have so clearly marked for me, but its those big ones i never expected to trip up on and am always looking out for that end up getting me.
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by Charlotte Jay View Post

      I frequently have a case of "the dumbs"

      I have an excuse though. My kids stole my brain cells. haha
      I hid mine on my kids.
      One of these days I'll remember where:p
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    Yes.. I pee on the fence too. But they are never electric.
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  • Profile picture of the author zenxseo
    some time its good to learn .. using hard way.....so that will be in our mind for long time... but who like to do that.....
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    • Profile picture of the author thunderbird
      Originally Posted by jhone007 View Post

      I am not personally supporter of doing hard rather work smarter work. Intelligence appreciated by every where & every one ,Because time is very precious.
      I agree with that in theory. But, it doesn't work out that way for me, in practice. While I do my best to apply lessons learned from observing others, and try to steer the sailboat around the deadheads, I smash into the rocky island ahead.
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    more times than i would want to remember
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  • Profile picture of the author DannyDarwin
    Definitely the hard "stupid" way...

    Funny thing is, the more I learn, the more my knowledge start to match up with what the experts already told me... so I guess it's more a belief-thing, than a knowledge thing...

    Doing is believing!
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