Comments on: Learning something from everyone http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/ Where tact goes to die Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NYCWD http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41977 NYCWD Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:20:29 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41977 I don't know how the show went from the topic above to the difference between wisdom, intelligence, and stupidity... but had there been time here is basically what I would have said: I can understand why you would consider someone who has no direct affect on your life as having no value, but I think that is extremely short sighted. I also think that Wisdom is not about being intelligent/unintelligent... be how you apply your knowledge/solve your lack of knowledge. Wisdom is often described as a noun but in practice it is more verb like. Interesting show otherwise... but I it didn't give me the urge to scream. I don’t know how the show went from the topic above to the difference between wisdom, intelligence, and stupidity… but had there been time here is basically what I would have said:

I can understand why you would consider someone who has no direct affect on your life as having no value, but I think that is extremely short sighted. I also think that Wisdom is not about being intelligent/unintelligent… be how you apply your knowledge/solve your lack of knowledge. Wisdom is often described as a noun but in practice it is more verb like.

Interesting show otherwise… but I it didn’t give me the urge to scream.

]]> By: Poppy http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41976 Poppy Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:46:56 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41976 Define learn, and then we'll talk. Dawg is listening, I'm on your site arguing with you. Define learn, and then we’ll talk.

Dawg is listening, I’m on your site arguing with you.

]]> By: kitty http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41974 kitty Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:04:11 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41974 Everyone can teach you something-even if it's what NOT to do. Everyone can teach you something-even if it’s what NOT to do.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41972 Stephanie Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:56:19 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41972 Preferably a combination of both. I think that you can learn something from every single person on earth, even it it is something you don't want to know, don't care to know about, or think is stupid...you are still learning. A truly wise person listens more than they speak. You can steal that and needlepoint it on a pillow, if you'd like. Preferably a combination of both. I think that you can learn something from every single person on earth, even it it is something you don’t want to know, don’t care to know about, or think is stupid…you are still learning. A truly wise person listens more than they speak.

You can steal that and needlepoint it on a pillow, if you’d like.

]]> By: BOSSY http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41970 BOSSY Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:51:27 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41970 A combination. Like surf and turf. A combination. Like surf and turf.

]]> By: Jay http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41968 Jay Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:29:47 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41968 Having a formal education and lots of degrees is nice. But, it's also useless if you don't have the ability to tell when the professor is a self-important asshole who has no real world experience or the textbook you are using is total crap. <I>"I never let my schooling interfere with my education."</I> - Mark Twain Having a formal education and lots of degrees is nice. But, it’s also useless if you don’t have the ability to tell when the professor is a self-important asshole who has no real world experience or the textbook you are using is total crap.

“I never let my schooling interfere with my education.” – Mark Twain

]]> By: phoenix http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41967 phoenix Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:26:25 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41967 Certainly you can and should take something from everyone you meet. Even the most pretentious blithering idiots? The ones who know they are right no matter what? Absoltely. They teach you restraint. Restraining yourself to not throttle them! The morons who absolutely can not put a sentence together coherently? Yup! They will teach you sympathy and to pity those less fortunate. People who just aren't smart enough to achieve a higher education because of thier limited capabilities? You know it! They will teach you compassion. Just because we here, typically, have a modicum of intellect, does not mean we shouldn't feel for those who just don't. We don't all need to be evil! :angel: And for those who occasionally comment here and may or may not use proper punctuation or spelling (by the way, you need to figure out a way to get spell check for your comment section for your sanity as well as my dignity!)? Well I can teach you that not all girls from Ohio are duds! We Buckeyes Kick Ass! Certainly you can and should take something from everyone you meet.
Even the most pretentious blithering idiots? The ones who know they are right no matter what? Absoltely. They teach you restraint. Restraining yourself to not throttle them!
The morons who absolutely can not put a sentence together coherently? Yup! They will teach you sympathy and to pity those less fortunate.
People who just aren’t smart enough to achieve a higher education because of thier limited capabilities? You know it! They will teach you compassion. Just because we here, typically, have a modicum of intellect, does not mean we shouldn’t feel for those who just don’t. We don’t all need to be evil! :angel:
And for those who occasionally comment here and may or may not use proper punctuation or spelling (by the way, you need to figure out a way to get spell check for your comment section for your sanity as well as my dignity!)? Well I can teach you that not all girls from Ohio are duds! We Buckeyes Kick Ass!

]]> By: Sheila (Charm School Reject) http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41966 Sheila (Charm School Reject) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:39:02 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41966 I don't know if I'll be at the show - depends on if a certain two foot tall devil baby goes to bed on time or not. I don’t know if I’ll be at the show – depends on if a certain two foot tall devil baby goes to bed on time or not.

]]> By: floating princess http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41964 floating princess Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:02:18 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41964 Yes, I think you can learn something from anyone, provided you are willing to learn in the first place. It may only be an example of what not to do, but it can still be useful. I think the bigger question centers not around the wisdom and intelligence of others, but instead in our own willingness and openness to learning in all, even the most unexpected, forms. Yes, I think you can learn something from anyone, provided you are willing to learn in the first place. It may only be an example of what not to do, but it can still be useful. I think the bigger question centers not around the wisdom and intelligence of others, but instead in our own willingness and openness to learning in all, even the most unexpected, forms.

]]> By: Kiefer and Emo http://www.avitable.com/2009/02/04/learning-something-from-everyone/#comment-41963 Kiefer and Emo Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:51:48 +0000 http://www.avitable.com/?p=2476#comment-41963 Emo is full of shit. He knows I have a CONDITION. Emo is full of shit. He knows I have a CONDITION.

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