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Conventional Wisdom Thread
August 19, 2016 at 10:29 am
(This post was last modified: August 19, 2016 at 11:27 am by Excited Penguin.)
This thread can be for a lot of things, but mainly for adding and discussing your own bits of personal philosophy, as well as anyone else's.
If you really want to achieve/get something right, you should simply keep trying until it works and not give up just because you lose all hope and reasonable expectation for success.
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RE: Conventional Wisdom Thread
August 19, 2016 at 11:06 am
(August 19, 2016 at 10:29 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: I believe the thread is self-explanatory. I'll start.
If you really want to achieve/get something right, you should simply keep trying until it works and not give up just because you lose all hope and reasonable expectation for success.
What is this thread for. Debunking/supporting conventional wisdom or just repeating it?
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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RE: Conventional Wisdom Thread
August 19, 2016 at 11:52 am
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Explain the "really want" part. What if people have enough willpower/wishes to survive. "Just do it" mantras piss me of a bit.
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RE: Conventional Wisdom Thread
August 19, 2016 at 11:53 am
I like cats, cats are pretty cool creatures and doesn't afraid of anything.
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RE: Conventional Wisdom Thread
August 19, 2016 at 12:30 pm
(August 19, 2016 at 11:53 am)Bella Morte Wrote: I like cats, cats are pretty cool creatures and doesn't afraid of anything.
You never met my littlest cat Elsa was afraid a lot being a small and timid pussy. Fortunately he was backed up by our other cat Smudge who was massive and top puss in the area.
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RE: Conventional Wisdom Thread
August 19, 2016 at 12:36 pm
Mark Twain piece of wisdom :
"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first."
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RE: Conventional Wisdom Thread
August 19, 2016 at 12:52 pm
Appreciate what you have, rather than worrying about what you don't have.
