tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post5563006068819807600..comments2024-02-06T11:57:25.334-05:00Comments on The Frumanista: We're All InsanePrincess Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-87535386138463258982014-03-21T10:02:27.509-04:002014-03-21T10:02:27.509-04:00There's a reason for everything, whether we kn...There's a reason for everything, whether we know the reason or not. When the reason is given too much mamashus, then we don't move on. I wanna kick that reason in the teeth! Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-17110764142494186822014-03-20T15:33:44.424-04:002014-03-20T15:33:44.424-04:00Oh, I agree with you. Sorry if I didn't make ...Oh, I agree with you. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. I was just saying that there is a reason we resist, although of course understanding the reason is not justifying it.Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-81628481892904925912014-03-20T10:29:56.859-04:002014-03-20T10:29:56.859-04:00Of course we resist. But that's not really a g...Of course we resist. But that's not really a good enough excuse, is it? Ergo the post. Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-3875498196933067112014-03-19T11:57:54.912-04:002014-03-19T11:57:54.912-04:00I meant that you were talking about adaptive probl...I meant that you were talking about adaptive problems. Getting up earlier would be an adaptive change, rather than a technical one: it's within our control, but involves a change of behaviour and attitude, so we resist.Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-78936499577535762102014-03-19T10:17:30.968-04:002014-03-19T10:17:30.968-04:00I had initially thought it was courtesy of Ben Fra...I had initially thought it was courtesy of Ben Franklin, but google insisted otherwise. Either way's it's good stuff. <br /><br />I'm not talking about technical issues, per se. I mean the stuff that is inside our control but we refuse to change to make our lives easier. <br /><br />Like getting up five minutes earlier to make the bus on time. Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-31618387566416749572014-03-18T18:14:30.394-04:002014-03-18T18:14:30.394-04:00There is a distinction between technical problems ...There is a distinction between technical problems and adaptive problems. A technical problem is a problem for which the answer is known and merely needs to be applied; an adaptive problem requires new solutions, often challenging existing attitudes and beliefs. This is much harder. The classic example given is taking medication to solve a medical problem (a technical solution) versus changing your lifestyle to stay healthy (an adaptive solution).<br /><br />Incidentally, I understand there is no reliable source attributing that quote to Einstein, good though it is. (I’m a librarian, it’s my job to be pedantic about such things!)<br />Daniel Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087956908558706584noreply@blogger.com