This is a 2 page PDF report I wrote last night after coming into contact with some people that reminded me that what I find common sense, other people need to work on.
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September 4th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Good points and I agree with most.
1) Can’t help not to be sarcastic with extremely stupid/annoying
people though
2) Blind patriotism is often not a sign of a sharp thinking person
September 4th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
I use poker as an analogy a lot because it’s an activity that involves risk management to the highest degree, and it’s also something that almost no one has preconceived notions about.
Learning to become a better poker player often involves playing hands differently to how you would normally play them from your past experience. Sometimes for extended periods of time.
During this time, you often lose more than you win, and you feel that the new style of play is no good. In the long run, you may or may not choose to adopt the style of play which you tried out for a couple of months, but the lessons you learn while playing in that different way are invaluable.
The time and money you risk to learn those lessons pay for themselves many times over, by allowing you a win rate higher than if you had continued to play your normal game, for the same amount of time.
I find it interesting that you equate the concept of “patriotism” with the word “blind”.
You connected these meanings in your own head, for whatever reason.
I don’t want to get into politics here: I doubt we even live in the same country. I don’t live in the US, even though that’s where most of my readers live.
But I will say that conceptually, trying on different hats and trying out different beliefs, without “rigging it” to prove your current beliefs, is an important part of NOT being someone who accepts a set of dogma - no matter what type of dogma it is.
September 5th, 2007 at 10:13 am
Now you peaked my interest for poker (thanks!).
I don’t live in the US either.
And I don’t accept ANY dogmas.